# How can I add date/time data fields?

**URL:** <https://forum.ideta.io/t/how-can-i-add-date-time-data-fields/307>\
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**Created:** [August 8, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.ideta.io/t/how-can-i-add-date-time-data-fields/307 "2023-08-08T16:14:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![kmm2908](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.ideta.io/kmm2908/32/502_2.png) [@kmm2908](https://forum.ideta.io/u/kmm2908)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.ideta.io/t/how-can-i-add-date-time-data-fields/307/1 "2023-08-08T16:14:21Z")

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I cannot see any date fields i8n system bot or conversation data fields. How can I add date time to record when a chat is started. I am sending all the data by email and want to add the date time too.  
Thanks in advance for any help.

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**Author:** ![Glen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@Glen](https://forum.ideta.io/u/Glen)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.ideta.io/t/how-can-i-add-date-time-data-fields/307/2 "2024-05-13T21:31:35Z")

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Hi !

You can use an “Operation” bubble to get the current date.

Then select the “Get current date (iso)” and store it into a text variable.

The variable will be automatically populated with the current date.

Check the other date operations to get other formatting or extract part of the date (day, month or year for example).

You can also use the split operation to extract the interesting part of the date from the iso format.

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