Add To A Date

Move a date forward by a number of years, months, days, hours or other units.

What it does

Add To A Date takes Date to add to, adds Duration of the chosen Time unit to add, and writes the new date into a field named by Output field name.

• Units: year, quarter (3 months), month, week (7 days), day, hour, minute, second.
• The calculation uses your computer’s local time zone, so adding 1 day keeps the same clock time even across a daylight-saving change.
• A negative Duration moves the date back, but Subtract From A Date reads more clearly.
• Adding a month to the 31st rolls over when the next month is shorter: January 31 plus 1 month gives March 2 or 3.

When to use it

• Work out a due date, for example 14 days after an order date.
• Set an expiry time, such as “now plus 1 hour”.
• Build the end of a date range to send to an API.

Inputs and settings

Réglage	Type	Ce que cela fait
Date to add to OBLIG.(obligatoire)	Date and time	The date to add days to.
Time unit to add OBLIG.(obligatoire)	Choice	The time unit to add to the date. Options: year, quarter, month, week, day, hour, minute, second.
Duration OBLIG.(obligatoire)	Number	The duration to add to the date.
Output field name OBLIG.(obligatoire)	Text	The name of the output field.
Options	Group	The options for the node.
Options › Include input fields	Toggle	Whether to include the input fields in the output. Par défaut : Off

Date to add to accepts a date you pick, or an expression such as {{ $input.createdAt }}. ISO dates (2026-03-01, 2026-03-01T09:30:00Z) are the safest format.

Outputs

• Output

The item holds one field, named by Output field name, with the new date. Turn on Include input fields to keep the incoming fields next to it, for example { dueDate, orderId, customer }.

Dependencies and credentials

None. This node needs no connection and has no slots for other nodes.

Example workflow

Remind yourself of a follow-up one week from today:

1. Get Current Date, Output field name now.
2. Add To A Date, Date to add to {{ $input.now }}, Time unit to add week, Duration 1, Output field name followUp.
3. Format Date, Date to format {{ $input.followUp }}, Format DD/MM/YYYY.
4. Browser Notification showing the formatted date.

Common issues

• The output is “Invalid Date” or empty. The incoming value is not a date the browser understands. Use an ISO date such as 2026-03-01, or reshape it first.
• The result is off by a few hours. The date was read in a different time zone than you expected. Include the time zone in the input (Z or +02:00).
• The new date is missing after the node. With Include input fields on, an incoming field with the same name as Output field name replaces the result. Pick a name the input does not already use.

Related nodes

• Subtract From A Date: move a date back.
• Round a Date: snap the result to the start or end of a day, month or year.
• Format Date: turn the result into readable text.
• Get Time Between Dates: compare two dates.