Get Current Date

Get the date and time at the moment the node runs.

What it does

Get Current Date writes the current date and time into a field named by Output field name. It reads the clock of the computer running the workflow, down to the millisecond. It ignores the incoming data unless you turn on Include input fields, which keeps the incoming fields next to the date.

When to use it

• Stamp an item with the time it was processed before saving it.
• Start a date calculation from “now”, such as “now plus 7 days”.
• Build a dated file name or message.

Inputs and settings

Setting	Type	What it does
Output field name REQ(required)	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. Default: Off

Outputs

• Output

The item holds the current date under Output field name, for example { now: "2026-03-05T09:30:12.418Z" }. Pass it to Format Date for a readable version.

Dependencies and credentials

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

Example workflow

Log each run to a sheet with a timestamp:

1. Schedule trigger, every hour.
2. Get Current Date, Output field name checkedAt.
3. Format Date, Date to format {{ $input.checkedAt }}, Format YYYY-MM-DD, Output field name day, Include input fields on.
4. Google Sheets, append a row with {{ $input.day }} and {{ $input.checkedAt }}.

Common issues

• The incoming data is gone after this node. By default only the date is output. Turn on Include input fields under Options.
• The time looks a few hours off. The date is stored in UTC (the Z at the end). Format Date shows it in your local time zone.
• The date field is missing. With Include input fields on, an incoming field with the same name as Output field name replaces the date. Use a different name.

Related nodes

• Format Date: turn the date into readable text.
• Add To A Date: compute a date relative to now.
• Round a Date: get the start of today, this week or this month.