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dates Extractor

Find and collect dates from the supplied input. Enter the date or time values, choose the format, then review the result.

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Find and collect dates from the supplied input. Enter the date or time values, choose the format, then review the result.

This tool runs open-source code from CyberChef by GCHQ (Apache License 2.0). See open-source credits.

dates Extractor finds dates in yyyy-mm-dd, dd/mm/yyyy, and mm/dd/yyyy forms with common dividers.

It returns matching date text and an optional total. The operation runs in your browser. Processing runs in the browser.

Instructions

  1. Provide text or data for this tool.
  2. Paste the source text.
  3. Choose whether to display the total.
  4. Check ambiguous slash dates against the source.

Example

Input: Due 2024-01-31; review 02/03/2024

Settings: dates Extractor: Display total: on.

Result: It returns matching date text and an optional total. The operation runs in your browser.

Limits

  • dates Extractor: A slash date can be ambiguous.
  • dates Extractor: Matching does not prove that a date exists.
  • dates Extractor: It does not parse arbitrary natural-language dates.

Questions

What input does dates Extractor accept?

dates Extractor accepts text. Extracts dates in the following formats yyyy-mm-dd, dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy, Dividers can be any of /, -, . or space

Which settings does dates Extractor provide?

dates Extractor provides controls for Display total.

What does dates Extractor return?

dates Extractor returns text. Extracts dates in the following formats yyyy-mm-dd, dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy, Dividers can be any of /, -, . or space