When saving dates to Postgres, MongoDB, or transmitting them via JSON APIs, you must use a standardized format.ISO 8601 (`YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ`) is the undisputed international standard. Our formatter takes messy, human-typed dates and normalizes them into pure UTC ISO strings.
How to use ISO Date Formatter
Paste or type your input into the editor on the left.
Leave the defaults, or tweak them if the tool exposes options.
The result appears on the right as you type.
Copy the output or download it.
This tool runs in your browser. Your input is not uploaded or stored.
Use it from the API
Everything this page does is also available as a REST endpoint, so you can call ISO Date Formatter from your own code, a script or a CI pipeline.
The endpoint returns a JSON envelope ({ ok, data, meta }) and costs 1 credit per successful call. Try it in the playground or browse the full API reference.