Translate datetime format

Description

This operation allows you to convert dates and times from one format to another. This is useful for standardizing timestamps, converting between systems with different date/time formats, or simply making a date more readable.

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Data types

These are the input/output expected data types for this operation:

Input data

- Strings representing the dates you want to convert.

Output data

- Output formatted date strings.

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Parameters

These are the parameters you need to configure to use this operation (mandatory parameters are marked with a *):

Input Format*

Specify the format of your input date strings. Note that you must use the following date to represent it:

• Date - January 02, 2006

• Time - 15:04:05

That means you must specify the format of your input dates using the date and time above. For example, for the following input date:

• 2024-10-24T14:11:13Z08:00

You must specify the format as follows:

• 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00

These are the supported formats:

• Layout (for example 01/02 03:04:05PM '06 -0700)

• ANSIC (for example Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006)

• UnixDate (for example Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 PST 2006)

• RubyDate (for example Mon Jan 02 15:04:05 -0700 2006)

• RFC822 (for example 02 Jan 06 15:04 MST)

• RFC822Z (for example 02 Jan 06 15:04 -0700)

• RFC850 (for example Monday, 02-Jan-06 15:04:05 MST)

• RFC1123 (for example Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST)

• RFC1123Z (for example Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700)

• RFC3339 (for example 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00)

• RFC3339Nano (for example 2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00)

• DateTime (for example 2006-01-02 15:04:05)

Input Timezone

Specify the timezone of the input date strings. Enter one of the following:

• UTC

• GMT

• PST

• PDT

• CET

• CEST

• Any IANA time zone

If not provided, the default value is UTC.

Output Format*

Specify the desired format of your output date strings. Note that you must use the following date to represent your required output format:

• Date - January 02, 2006

• Time - 15:04:05

That means you must specify the format of your output dates using the date and time above. Following the example in the Input Format parameter, imagine you have this input date 2024-10-24T14:11:13Z and set the Input Timezone to UTC+1.

If you enter the following in the Output Format parameter:

• 2006-01-02 15:04:05

and set Output Timezone to UTC+8, you will get this as your output date:

• 2024-01-02 21:11:13

The following formats are supported for both the Input Format and Output Format parameters:

• Layout (for example 01/02 03:04:05PM '06 -0700)

• ANSIC (for example Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006)

• UnixDate (for example Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 PST 2006)

• RubyDate (for example Mon Jan 02 15:04:05 -0700 2006)

• RFC822 (for example 02 Jan 06 15:04 MST)

• RFC822Z (for example 02 Jan 06 15:04 -0700)

• RFC850 (for example Monday, 02-Jan-06 15:04:05 MST)

• RFC1123 (for example Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST)

• RFC1123Z (for example Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700)

• RFC3339 (for example 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00)

• RFC3339Nano (for example 2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00)

• DateTime (for example 2006-01-02 15:04:05)

Output Timezone

Specify the timezone of the output date strings. Enter one of the following:

• UTC

• GMT

• PST

• PDT

• CET

• CEST

• Any IANA time zone

If not provided, the default value is UTC.

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Example

Suppose you want to convert a series of dates in the following format:

MM-DD-YYYY HH:mm:ss

into this one:

ddd, D MMM YYYY HH:mm:ss ZZ

1. In your Pipeline, open the required Action configuration and select the input Field.

2. In the Operation field, choose Translate Datetime Format.

3. Set Input Format to 01-02-2006 15:04:05

4. Set Input Timezone to UTC+1

5. Set Output Format to Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:05 +0000

6. Set Output Timezone to UTC+1

7. Give your Output field a name and click Save. The format of the dates in your input field will be transformed. For example:

05-20-2023 10:10:45 -> Sat, 20 May 2023 10:10:45 +0000

You can try out operations with specific values using the Input field above the operation. You can enter the value in the example above and check the result in the Output field.