# addDate

## Description

Adds a specific duration or increment to a date, returns a string of the new date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.

## Input / Parameter

| Name | Description                                                                                    | Input Type  | Default                  | Options                       | Required |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------------- | -------- |
| date | The date to be modified. Supports most date formats, for example *1970-01-01* and *1 Jan 1970* | Date Object | *The current day's date* | -                             | Yes      |
| add  | The duration to be added.                                                                      | Number      | 0                        | -                             | Yes      |
| type | The duration type of 'add'.                                                                    | String/Text | days                     | days, hours, minutes, seconds | No       |

## Output

| Description                                          | Output Type |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the modified date in the format `YYYY-MM-DD` | String/Text |

## Callback

N/A

## Video

## Example

### Steps

![](https://399701567-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwmJ1RKjM2uNFaL6fO3Xu%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b6ab2446423395f1847ec51f8a14414edc7fb7ad%2FaddDate-step-2.png?alt=media)

### Results

Using the `addDate` function with the above parameters will return a string with the value `1970-01-06` which is 5 days after `1970-01-01`.

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