---
title: Date - GraphQL Admin
description: >
  Represents an [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601)-encoded date
  string.

  For example, September 7, 2019 is represented as `"2019-07-16"`.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/Date'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/Date.md'
---

# Date

scalar

Represents an [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601)-encoded date string. For example, September 7, 2019 is represented as `"2019-07-16"`.

## Map

### Fields with this scalar

* [Analytics​Target.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget#field-AnalyticsTarget.fields.endDate)
* [Analytics​Target.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget#field-AnalyticsTarget.fields.startDate)
* [Gift​Card.expiresOn](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/GiftCard#field-GiftCard.fields.expiresOn)
* [Marketing​Engagement.occurredOn](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/MarketingEngagement#field-MarketingEngagement.fields.occurredOn)
* [Merchant​Target.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/MerchantTarget#field-MerchantTarget.fields.endDate)
* [Merchant​Target.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/MerchantTarget#field-MerchantTarget.fields.startDate)
* [Shopify​Payments​Dispute​Fulfillment.shippingDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ShopifyPaymentsDisputeFulfillment#field-ShopifyPaymentsDisputeFulfillment.fields.shippingDate)

### Inputs with this scalar

* [Gift​Card​Create​Input.expiresOn](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/GiftCardCreateInput#fields-expiresOn)
* [Gift​Card​Update​Input.expiresOn](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/GiftCardUpdateInput#fields-expiresOn)
* [Inventory​Transfer​Edit​Input.dateCreated](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/InventoryTransferEditInput#fields-dateCreated)
* [Marketing​Engagement​Input.occurredOn](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/MarketingEngagementInput#fields-occurredOn)

### Arguments with this scalar

* [Query​Root.cashManagementLocationSummary(startDate)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/QueryRoot#field-QueryRoot.fields.cashManagementLocationSummary.arguments.startDate)
* [Query​Root.cashManagementLocationSummary(endDate)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/QueryRoot#field-QueryRoot.fields.cashManagementLocationSummary.arguments.endDate)
* [Query​Root.cashManagementShopSummary(startDate)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/QueryRoot#field-QueryRoot.fields.cashManagementShopSummary.arguments.startDate)
* [Query​Root.cashManagementShopSummary(endDate)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/QueryRoot#field-QueryRoot.fields.cashManagementShopSummary.arguments.endDate)
* [analytics​Target​Create.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetCreate#arguments-startDate)
* [analytics​Target​Create.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetCreate#arguments-endDate)
* [analytics​Target​Update.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetUpdate#arguments-startDate)
* [analytics​Target​Update.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetUpdate#arguments-endDate)
* [merchant​Target​Create.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/merchantTargetCreate#arguments-startDate)
* [merchant​Target​Create.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/merchantTargetCreate#arguments-endDate)
* [merchant​Target​Update.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/merchantTargetUpdate#arguments-startDate)
* [merchant​Target​Update.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/merchantTargetUpdate#arguments-endDate)
* [cash​Management​Location​Summary.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/cashManagementLocationSummary#arguments-startDate)
* [cash​Management​Location​Summary.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/cashManagementLocationSummary#arguments-endDate)
* [cash​Management​Shop​Summary.startDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/cashManagementShopSummary#arguments-startDate)
* [cash​Management​Shop​Summary.endDate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/cashManagementShopSummary#arguments-endDate)