# Sending date from Adalo to an API

**URL:** <https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [August 31, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693 "2020-08-31T19:57:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![arjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@arjun](https://forum.adalo.com/u/arjun)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/1 "2020-08-31T19:57:10Z")

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When I send date from adalo to custom action API, It’s returning in a five-digit format something 17389. What format is this and how do I convert to normal date format.

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**Author:** ![anon78309838](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@anon78309838](https://forum.adalo.com/u/anon78309838)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/2 "2020-09-01T07:43:56Z")

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This is a unix timestamp and represents the number of days since 01/01/1970. The decimal represents the fraction of time per day.

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**Author:** ![arjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@arjun](https://forum.adalo.com/u/arjun)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/3 "2020-09-01T13:03:49Z")

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it’s just returning 17389, but not decimal.

![Screen Shot 2020-09-01 at 6.31.32 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/adalo/original/2X/c/c716038d23b25e6d80f3c44d713b4c2d1f12516a.png)

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**Author:** ![anon78309838](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@anon78309838](https://forum.adalo.com/u/anon78309838)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/4 "2020-09-01T15:48:11Z")

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Ok then it’s just a date, without a time 🙂

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**Author:** ![arjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@arjun](https://forum.adalo.com/u/arjun)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/5 "2020-09-01T19:37:49Z")

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How to convert 17389 to normal date

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**Author:** ![anon78309838](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@anon78309838](https://forum.adalo.com/u/anon78309838)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/6 "2020-09-02T13:34:14Z")

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I found a free Rest API here: [https://unixtime.co.za/](https://unixtime.co.za/)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/sending-date-from-adalo-to-an-api/3693/7 "2020-09-12T13:34:15Z")

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Closed on September 12, 2020, 1:34pm UTC

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