{"title":"date_add - Liquid Filter Reference","slug":"date-add-filter-reference","url":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/date-add-filter-reference","url_markdown":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/date-add-filter-reference.md","subtitle":null,"summary":"Adds or subtracts a time unit (years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds) from a date and returns a UTC timestamp. Pass negative values to subtract.","type":"Developer_Documentation","video_url":"","keywords":"liquid, filters, date_add, dates, storeconnect","last_modified":"2026-08-21T07:12:35+0000","body_markdown":"## Description\n\nAdds a unit of time to a date and returns a datestamp in UTC. Valid units are: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds\n\n| Property | Value |\n|----------|-------|\n| **Return Type** | string |\n| **Category** | dates |\n\n## Examples\n\n\n```liquid\n\n{{ \"2021-03-01T09:00:00Z\" | date_add: days: 5 }}\n```\n\n\n**Output:** `2021-03-06T09:00:00Z`\n\n\n```liquid\n\n{{ \"2021-03-01T09:00:00Z\" | date_add: minutes: 5 }}\n```\n\n\n**Output:** `2021-03-01T09:05:00Z`\n\n\n```liquid\n\n{{ \"2021-03-01T09:00:00Z\" | date_add: weeks: 5 }}\n```\n\n\n**Output:** `2021-04-05T09:00:00Z`\n\n\n```liquid\n\n{{ \"2021-02-28T23:00:00Z\" | date_add: days: 5 }}\n```\n\n\n**Output:** `2021-03-05T23:00:00Z`\n\n\n```liquid\n\n{{ \"2021-03-01T09:00:00Z\" | date_add: days: -5 }}\n```\n\n\n**Output:** `2021-02-24T09:00:00Z`"}