# DateTime Picker Parse and format date & time from natural language input. ## Plan availability | Feature | Free | Starter | Pro | Enterprise | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Active workflows | 3 | 10 | 45 | Unlimited | Allowances follow the [published Chatigram pricing page](https://chatigram.com/pricing/). Your organization’s Billing & Plans screen confirms its subscription and current usage. Plans can change. Plan information reviewed 2026-11-10. ## When to use this node Parse and format date & time from natural language input. Add **DateTime Picker** to a workflow branch using the node picker. Configure its fields in the inspector, then connect the next step. ## Configure the fields | Field | What to enter | | --- | --- | | **Date Input** | Natural language date input. Examples below show format - type the value shown after colon. Text in parentheses is just description and do not type it.
Supported formats:
• Single day: 25 (25th of current month/year)
• Ordinals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 15th, 31st
• Day names: Monday, mon, mo (this week)
• Next week: next Monday, next mo
• Keywords: now, today, tomorrow
• Day + Month: 11 Dec, 11dec, 11 december (current year)
• Day + Month + Year: 11 Dec 2026, 11dec2026, 11 december 2026
• Date formats: 25/11/2025, 11-25-2025, 2025.11.25
• Case-insensitive: Nov = nov = NOVEMBER
• Flexible spacing: 11jan2026 = 11 jan 2026
Note: Check 'status' variable (valid/invalid) for workflow branching. | | **Time Input** | Natural language time input. Examples below show format - type the value shown after colon. Text in parentheses is just description.
Supported formats:
• Keyword: now (current time)
• Single hour: 14 (any number 0-23 for 24-hour format)
• HH:MM format: 14:30, 8:45
• HH:MM:SS format: 14:30:45, 8:45:30
• 12-hour with AM/PM: 3pm, 7 pm, 11:30am, 11:30:45 pm
• Time + minutes: 14:00 + 60 min, now + 30 minutes
• Time + hours: 14:00 + 5 hours, 8:30 + 2 hour
• Using 'plus': 8:30:35 plus 30 min, now plus 2 hours
• Flexible spacing: 11: 30 = 11 :30 = 11 : 30
• Case-insensitive: 3PM = 3pm, NOW = now
Note: Check 'status' variable (valid/invalid) for workflow branching. | | **Time Zone** | IANA timezone name (NOT UTC+offset format). Affects 'now', 'today', 'tomorrow' keywords. Examples: UTC, America/Toronto, Asia/Dubai, Europe/London, America/New_York
Example/default shown in the editor: `UTC`. | | **Calendar System** | Calendar system for date input parsing. Options: gregorian (default), persian. Persian calendar (Jalali/Shamsi) is used in Iran and Afghanistan. Supports Persian dates like 1404/08/04 and Persian month names.
Choices: `gregorian`, `persian`.
Example/default shown in the editor: `gregorian`. | | **Locale** | Language for input parsing and output formatting. Options: en (English, default), fr (French), es (Spanish), ar (Arabic), fa (Persian), de (German), it (Italian), pt (Portuguese). Users can type dates in their language (e.g., '15 janvier', '15 enero', '15 Januar', '15 gennaio', '15 janeiro'). Output calendar is determined by the calendar field.
Choices: `en`, `fr`, `es`, `ar`, `fa`, `de`, `it`, `pt`.
Example/default shown in the editor: `en`. | | **Format** | Output datetime format. Type the format code shown before colon. Examples after colon show output.
Available formats:
• ISO or ISO8601: 2025-11-25T14:30:45.000Z (default, always Gregorian for Google Calendar)
• YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS: 2025-11-25 14:30:45
• YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM: 2025-11-25 14:30
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS: 2025-11-25T14:30:45
• YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM: 2025-11-25T14:30
• MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS: 11/25/2025 14:30:45
• MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM: 11/25/2025 14:30
• DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS: 25/11/2025 14:30:45
• DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM: 25/11/2025 14:30
• MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM: 11/25/2025 02:30:45 PM
• MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM: 11/25/2025 02:30 PM
• DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM: 25/11/2025 02:30:45 PM
• DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM AM/PM: 25/11/2025 02:30 PM
• DD MMM YYYY HH:MM:SS: 25 Nov 2025 14:30:45
• DD MMM YYYY HH:MM: 25 Nov 2025 14:30
• DD MMMM YYYY HH:MM:SS: 25 November 2025 14:30:45
• DD MMMM YYYY HH:MM: 25 November 2025 14:30
• DDDD, DD MMMM YYYY HH:MM:SS: Monday, 25 November 2025 14:30:45
• DDDD, DD MMMM YYYY HH:MM: Monday, 25 November 2025 14:30
• MMMM DD, YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM: November 25, 2025 02:30:45 PM
• MMMM DD, YYYY HH:MM AM/PM: November 25, 2025 02:30 PM
• DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM:SS: 25-11-2025 14:30:45
• DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM: 25-11-2025 14:30
• MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS: 11-25-2025 14:30:45
• MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM: 11-25-2025 14:30
• DD.MM.YYYY HH:MM:SS: 25.11.2025 14:30:45
• DD.MM.YYYY HH:MM: 25.11.2025 14:30
• YYYY/MM/DD: 2025/11/25
• DD MMM YYYY: 25 Nov 2025
• DD MMMM YYYY: 25 November 2025
• MMMM DD, YYYY: November 25, 2025
• DDDD, MMMM DD, YYYY: Monday, November 25, 2025
• DD/MM/YY: 25/11/25
• MM/DD/YY: 11/25/25
Example/default shown in the editor: `ISO`. | ## Use the result Choose the output from the variable picker in a later step. Output names below identify the values supplied by this node; the picker inserts the correct reference for your node instance. | Output | Meaning / label | | --- | --- | | `result` | Formatted DateTime or Error | | `status` | valid/invalid | ## Connect the next step Connect the continuation shown on the canvas. Some nodes calculate their branches from the configured options. Read each branch label in the editor and connect the paths your workflow needs. ## Test it in a workflow 1. Configure this node with a small, recognizable test input or a test resource. 2. Check the variables from preceding steps and the connection selected in the inspector. 3. Save the workflow. For event-driven flows, generate the actual event; use **Run** only for a Manual workflow. 4. Open **Workflow Activity** and check the outcome before enabling wider use. ## If something goes wrong - Check empty variables, selected resource IDs, and any fields that appeared after resource selection. - Check the failed step in Workflow Activity before retrying. If the action may already have completed, inspect the destination first to avoid duplicates. - Follow the [troubleshooting guide](/help/troubleshooting/) for a symptom-by-symptom checklist. ## Related guides - [Work with variables](/workflows/variables/) - [Understand branches and error handling](/workflows/branches/) - [Browse all nodes](/reference/nodes/) ## Catalog coverage This is the currently documented selection. Chatigram continues to add nodes, triggers, App Connections, and integrations. Use each page’s review date and the current application selectors to check what is available now; this catalog is not a fixed limit on future features.