Values · Value
Read date
Read a date or time someone typed.
date.parse
In a flow
“Works out read date whenever a step wired to it needs the answer.”
'2026-10-31 18:00' → a Time
What it does
Read a date or time someone typed. It's a value node: no white pins, it works out its answer when a step wired to it needs it. It gives 2 values later steps can use. Find it under Values in the palette.
When to use it
Use it when a step needs a value worked out first: read a date or time someone typed.
When not to
For a value that never changes, type it into the setting instead of wiring a node.
Typical wiring
Sockets: settings you can wire
- Text Text
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A date someone typed, like 2026-10-31 18:00, in 2 hours, or a Discord timestamp.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, the step runs without it.
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- Time zone Text
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Where the clock is, like Europe/London or America/New_York. UTC if empty.
What goes there: Type it in the side panel, or wire in text. e.g. Hello there
If it's empty: Optional. Left empty and unwired, it uses UTC.
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Values it gives
- Time Number
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The moment as Unix time, 0 if it couldn't be read. e.g. 42
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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- Was a date Yes / no
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True when the text was a date. e.g. true
If it's empty: Empty when the step didn't make one (it stopped early or was skipped); steps reading it get nothing.
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