How to convert JavaScript date format in a workflow step using props data?

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Hey everyone,

I’m looking to do some javascript date conversion using the props data provided in a workflow step.

the step value is something like
timestamp:2023-06-02T17:51:02.864Z

and the output used for another step would convert it to “6/2/2023 5:51:02 PM”

I would normally put a javascript conversion within the {{steps.trigger.event.timestamp}} , but it looks like it would require a “new Date()“, which doesn’t seem to work within {{ }}

{{ new Date(steps.trigger.event.timestamp.toLocaleString().replace(“,”,“”) }}

Is there another way to do this with new ? I could write a nodejs step, but wanted to see if it can be done inline

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Hi , in your custom expression, you can try to wrap (new Date()) into a bracket. For example:

(new Date()).toLocaleString()

Alternatively, Pipedream offers a prebuilt action that allow you to format the date, would you mind giving it a try?

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Alternatively you can use Date.parse instead of new Date
See the documentation