# Current Date Tool Node

> Returns the current date/time in a specified IANA timezone, optionally formatted

**URL:** https://caywork.com/learn/docs/node/current-date-tool-node

## Content


This node provides the current date and time for a requested IANA timezone. It validates the timezone, returns ISO 8601 and Unix timestamp always, and optionally returns a user-formatted string.

### Actions

- **Validates** the provided IANA timezone string; returns an error for invalid timezones.
- **Obtains** the current date/time in the specified timezone.
- **Returns** ISO 8601 datetime under **iso**.
- **Returns** Unix timestamp (seconds) under **timestamp**.
- **If** a strftime format (fmt) is provided, **returns** a formatted string under **formatted**.
- **Accepts** inputs: fmt (optional str), tz (IANA timezone string, default "UTC").

### Inputs (fields)

- fmt (optional) — strftime format string; if omitted, no "formatted" field is returned.
- tz — IANA timezone name (e.g., **Europe/Amsterdam**); defaults to **UTC**.

### Outputs

- iso — ISO 8601 datetime string (always present).
- timestamp — Unix timestamp in seconds (always present).
- formatted — strftime-formatted string (present only if fmt provided).