Built-in date and time methods#
Methods for working with date and time.
Python support
You can use Python in the Code node. It isn't available in expressions.
| Method | Description | Available in Code node? |
|---|---|---|
$now |
A Luxon object containing the current timestamp. Equivalent to DateTime.now(). |
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$today |
A Luxon object containing the current timestamp, rounded down to the day. Equivalent to DateTime.now().set({ hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0, millisecond: 0 }). |
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| Method | Description |
|---|---|
_now |
A Luxon object containing the current timestamp. Equivalent to DateTime.now(). |
_today |
A Luxon object containing the current timestamp, rounded down to the day. Equivalent to DateTime.now().set({ hour: 0, minute: 0, second: 0, millisecond: 0 }). |
n8n passes dates between nodes as strings, so you need to parse them. Luxon helps you do this. Refer to Date and time with Luxon for more information.
n8n provides built-in convenience functions to support data transformation in expressions for dates. Refer to Data transformation functions | Dates for more information.