Modify date and time formats in Zaps

Use Formatter to format and style dates and times. This is essential for:

• Ensuring data compatibility: Different apps may require specific date formats.
• Localizing dates and times: Adapt dates and times for different regions.

This is helpful when you need a different format in later steps in your Zap.

1. Add a Formatter step

• In the Zap outline, click the Action step or the plus sign + to add a new action. A dialog box will open.
• In the search box, search for and select Formatter. The right sidebar will open to the Setup tab.
• Click the Action event dropdown menu and select Date / Time.
• Click Continue to continue to the Configure tab.

2. Select your transform

• Click the Transform field dropdown menu and select Format.
• In the Input field, map a field containing a date from the previous step.
• In the To Format dropdown menu, select a pre-defined format option.
• (Optional) In the To Timezone dropdown menu, select a timezone. The default is UTC.
• (Optional) You can explicitly set the date and time format and timezone for your Input field to ensure Zapier interprets it correctly.
• Click Continue to continue to the Test tab.

Note

If you do not complete the From Timezone field, Zapier assumes the input is in UTC.

3. Test your action

Test your action to verify the date and time is formatting correctly.

• Click Test step.
• The Data out tab will display the new formatted date and time.
• If the new date time is not what you expect, you can adjust the transform settings and retest the step again.

Once you've set up your Formatter action, you can use the results in further actions in your Zap.

Customize your date and time format

If the date and time format you need is not available in the dropdown menu, you can set the format as a custom value using tokens.

Date and time tokens