Date/Time

action_datetime · action · Data & Transform · Available · v1.0.0

Description

Complete date/time node in pure JavaScript (Date + Intl) with NATIVE timezone and Italian-locale support: now, format, parse, add/subtract and diff — solving automation pain #1: dates without timezone mistakes.

⚙️ Configuration parameters

Fields shown in the editor when configuring the node. Generated directly from the NodeDefconfigFields.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`operation` Operazione	`enum` `nowformataddsubtractdiff`	yes	`format`	now = adesso · format = formatta · add/subtract = sposta · diff = differenza tra due date.
`date` Data	`expression`	no	`input` ISO, epoch, "now" o input	La data di partenza (ISO, epoch sec/ms, o "now"). Vuoto = usa l'input del nodo.
`dateB` Seconda data	`expression`	no	`now`	La data di confronto per DIFF (differenza = secondaData − data).
`preset` Formato	`enum` `datetimedatetimefullisorelative`	no	`datetime`	Come formattare. "relative" = "3 ore fa" · "iso" = 8601 · gli altri rispettano locale+timezone.
`timezone` Fuso orario	`timezone-picker`	no	`Europe/Rome`	Fuso IANA per la formattazione (es. Europe/Rome).
`locale` Lingua	`enum` `it-ITen-USen-GBde-DEfr-FRes-ES`	no	`it-IT`	Lingua per nomi di mese/giorno e formato relativo.
`amount` Quantità	`number`	no	`1`	Quante unità aggiungere/sottrarre.
`unit` Unità	`enum` `secondsminuteshoursdaysweeksmonthsyears`	no	`days`	Unità di tempo per add/subtract/diff.

⬆️ Node output

Fields available to downstream nodes via $node.<alias>.json.<field>:

default

💡 Configuration example

JSON snippet of the node as it appears in the workflow. Values are derived fromdefaultValue and from required parameters.

{
  "id": "node-action_datetime-1",
  "defId": "action_datetime",
  "label": "Date/Time",
  "config": {
    "operation": "format",
    "date": "input",
    "dateB": "now",
    "preset": "datetime",
    "timezone": "Europe/Rome",
    "locale": "it-IT",
    "amount": 1,
    "unit": "days"
  }
}

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