# Date & Time - Workflow node | Docs - nodulz

Source: https://nodulz.com/docs/nodes/date_time

Language: en

Manipulate date and time values

## Usage and specifics

Choose the operation, input, format or offset. amount and unit describe the offset; distinguish seconds, minutes and hours.

Technical type : `date_time`. Runtime : `nodulz`.

## Credentials and prerequisites

This node defines no dedicated external credential. Remote sources or execution targets may still need their own access credentials.

See the [credentials guide](/docs/credentials) if a remote source or execution target requires access.

## Parameters

Names below are technical keys. Defaults are not a ready-to-run configuration: complete fields required by your operation. Paths containing [] describe list items; some fields depend on the selected mode.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Values / limits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `operation` | `enum` | `"format"` | `format`, `add`, `subtract`, `parse` |
| `input` | `string` | `"{{input}}"` | - |
| `format` | `string` | `"YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"` | - |
| `amount` | `number` | `1` | - |
| `unit` | `enum` | `"hours"` | `seconds`, `minutes`, `hours`, `days` |

## Initial configuration

Initial catalog configuration example, to adapt before running. Keep secrets in credentials.

```json
{
  "operation": "format",
  "input": "{{input}}",
  "format": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss",
  "amount": 1,
  "unit": "hours"
}
```

## Verification

Test with representative data. Check node output in the inspector and logs, then use editor mapping for downstream fields. A trigger test with a simulated payload does not validate external service delivery.

See also : [Expressions and data](/docs/expressions), [Executions](/docs/executions), [Node catalog](/docs/nodes).

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