Get today's date and day using the Function node

Get today's date and day using the Function node

Manual
Low
2
Nodes
Manual
Trigger
Low
Complexity
7/22/2025
Added

Workflow Overview

Total Nodes
2
Node Types
0

Workflow JSON

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  "id": "140",
  "name": "Get today's date and day using the Function node",
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      "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
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        300
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      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Function",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
      "position": [
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        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "functionCode": "var date = new Date().toISOString();\nvar day = new Date().getDay();\nconst weekday = [\"Sunday\", \"Monday\", \"Tuesday\", \"Wednesday\", \"Thursday\", \"Friday\", \"Saturday\"];\n\nitems[0].json.date_today = date;\nitems[0].json.day_today = weekday[day];\n\nreturn items;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {},
  "connections": {
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          {
            "node": "Function",
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            "index": 0
         ...

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