n8n · Dates

n8n `toFormat()`

Formats a Luxon DateTime as text using tokens like yyyy, MM, dd, HH and mm.

Syntax

dateTime.toFormat(pattern)

$now.toFormat('yyyy-MM-dd')

Result: 2026-11-08

Equivalent in Make.com

formatDate() — formatDate(date; format; [timezone])

Practice using n8n's built-in $now Luxon variable to format dates for APIs and databases.