How to use the date (and time) block
Learn everything you need to know to use the date (and time) block in your forms.
When to use
Use the date block to let your respondents select a date and optionally a time, for example to make an appointment.

How to use
Add a new block to your form and then select the question type Date
. You can now customize this block to your needs with the following features.
Basic features
Each question block has basic features to present the block the way you need, for example Name
, Description
and Help text
. And most of the question blocks have common options, like the Required
and Exportability
options.
More information about these basic features can be found in the help article about our form builder.
Additional features
On top of those basic features, the date block has the following advanced options:
-
Time
By enabling the
Time
feature, you can let your respondents also enter a time with the date. -
Range
By enabling the
Range
feature, you can let the block ask for two dates, namely aFrom
date and aTo
date. The form will automatically show two date fields if this feature is enabled.If enabled, you can also enter two separate
Placeholders
for the date fields in the form. -
Limit values
By enabling the
Limit values
feature, you can determine in between what dates the answered date(s) have to be. You can select the minimum and maximum date (including an optional time).Next to static date limits you can also determine if the date that your respondent selects has to be
In the future
and/orIn the past
. This will be checked at the moment the respondent fills out the form.

Logic
Logic is important to make your forms smart and conversational. The date block can work with the following branch conditions to help you with that:
Block conditions
- Date (and time) is equal to
your filter
; - Date (and time) is not equal to
your filter
; - Date (and time) is before
your filter
; - Date (and time) is after
your filter
; - Date (and time) is between
your filters
; - Date (and time) is not between
your filters
; - Date (and time) is empty;
- Date (and time) is not empty.
If the Range
is enabled, you can use these conditions for the From
date and the To
date separately.
Filters
When we mention your filter(s)
above, there are some different filters that you can use to make the right comparison:
- Current date/time - Compare with the current date (and time) of the moment of form usage by a respondent;
- Fixed date/time - Compare with a fixed date (and time) that you enter;
- Value - Compare with another block value entered in the form by a respondent (more info).