{ "nodes": [ { "name": "On clicking 'execute'", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "position": [ 1140, 780 ], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1480, 760 ], "parameters": { "width": 560, "height": 400, "content": "## 2. Advanced way: Using Expressions\nIn this `Set` node, we set dates using [Luxon expressions](https://docs.n8n.io/code-examples/expressions/luxon/) for the following formats:\n\nNow - `{{$now}}`\nCurrent time with seconds - `{{$now.toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_WITH_SECONDS)}}`\nToday - `{{$today}}`\nTomorrow - `{{$today.plus({days: 1})}}`\nOne hour ago - `{{$now.minus({hours: 1})}}`\nWeekday name - `{{$today.weekdayLong}}`\n\n" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 660, 780 ], "parameters": { "width": 420, "height": 100, "content": "### Click the `Execute Workflow` button and double click on the nodes to see the input and output items." }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "12 Hours from now", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime", "position": [ 1520, 580 ], "parameters": { "value": "={{$now}}", "action": "calculate", "options": {}, "duration": 12, "timeUnit": "hours" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1480, 400 ], "parameters": { "width": 560, "height": 340, "content": "## 1. Simple Way: Using the Date & Time node\nThere are two actions available within the `Date & Time` node:\n1. Calculating a date - adding/substracting minutes,hours, days, etc.\n2. Formatting a date\n\n" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Note4", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 1980, 860 ], "parameters": { "width": 480, "height": 320, "content": "### 2.1 Working with an existing time string\nAs items pass between nodes, n8n saves dates as ISO strings. This means that in order to work with the data as a date again, we need to convert it back using `DateTime.fromISO('yyyy-mm-dd')`\n. Once doing that, we are able to apply date and time function again such as : `{{DateTime.fromISO($json[\"Now\"]).toFormat('yyyy LLL dd')}}`" }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Set times", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 1520, 1020 ], "parameters": { "values": { "string": [ { "name": "Now", "value": "={{$now}}" }, { "name": "Current time with seconds", "value": "={{$now.toLocaleString(DateTime.TIME_WITH_SECONDS)}}" }, { "name": "Today", "value": "={{$today}}" }, { "name": "Tomorrow", "value": "={{$today.plus({days: 1})}}" }, { "name": "One hour from now", "value": "={{$now.minus({hours: 1})}}" }, { "name": "Weekday", "value": "={{$today.weekdayLong}}" } ] }, "options": {} }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Edit times", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [ 2080, 1020 ], "parameters": { "values": { "string": [ { "name": "Current time", "value": "={{DateTime.fromISO($json[\"Now\"])}}" }, { "name": "Current time formatted", "value": "={{DateTime.fromISO($json[\"Now\"]).toFormat('yyyy LLL dd')}}" } ] }, "options": {}, "keepOnlySet": true }, "typeVersion": 1 }, { "name": "Format - MMMM DD YY", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime", "position": [ 1760, 580 ], "parameters": { "value": "={{$now}}", "options": {}, "toFormat": "MMMM DD YYYY" }, "typeVersion": 1 } ], "connections": { "Set times": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Edit times", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "12 Hours from now": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Format - MMMM DD YY", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] }, "On clicking 'execute'": { "main": [ [ { "node": "Set times", "type": "main", "index": 0 }, { "node": "12 Hours from now", "type": "main", "index": 0 } ] ] } } }