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Date and time

Add Date

Add Date

Increments a date by adding an amount of time in a defined unit, returning the new resulting date. Ideal for calculating future deadlines, due dates or upcoming periods — such as "in 30 days" or "next month". It can take holidays into account in the calculation when it is linked to a Date and time settings action.


Options​

Use a date relative to the robot's execution?​

Defines whether the base date will be the current date at the moment of the execution. Select Yes to use the current date automatically, or No to provide a specific date.

Input format date​

Select the format of the base date provided. This field is only shown when Use a relative date is set to No and the date to be formatted is of the free text type.

Date to be formatted​

Enter the base date to which the time will be added to. This field is only shown when Use a relative date is set to No.

Quantity​

Enter the amount of time that will be added to the base date.

Time unit​

Select the unit of the amount provided. The options include days, weeks, months, years, hours, minutes and seconds.

Output date format​

Select the format in which the resulting date will be returned.

Output language​

Choose the language of the output date — for example Brazil Portuguese, producing an output such as 17 de abril de 2026.

Date settings​

Select a Date and time settings action so that holidays are taken into account in the calculation. This field is optional.

Returns​

Custom code​

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actions["action-id"].value // resulting date after the time is added (Text)

Field selection​

  • value — new date with the time added, in the output format selected (Text)

Rules and Conditions​

  • The Quantity, Time unit and Output date format fields are required.
  • When Use a relative date is No, the Input format date and Date fields are also required.
  • The Date settings field is optional — use it to exclude holidays from the calculation.