# Insert todays date in url

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-todays-date-in-url/72241>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [15 December 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-todays-date-in-url/72241 "2022-12-15T10:40:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![b139b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@b139b](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/b139b)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2022 10:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-todays-date-in-url/72241/1 "2022-12-15T10:40:52Z")

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Hello!  
This url returns the powerprice for the date specified in the string. (yyyy/mm-dd), \_NO1 is the area.

[https://www.hvakosterstrommen.no/api/v1/prices/2022/12-14\_NO1.json](https://www.hvakosterstrommen.no/api/v1/prices/2022/12-14_NO1.json)

It works with the "http request" -node: (trigger---http request---debug)

How can I make this dynamic so it inserts todays date automaticly?

Thanks for helping a newbie in Nodered 🙂

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**Author:** ![E1cid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/e1cid/32/77971_2.png) [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2022 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-todays-date-in-url/72241/2 "2022-12-15T10:53:18Z")

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Maybe this [example](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-with-todays-date/70219/2) will help you

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**Author:** ![b139b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@b139b](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/b139b)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2022 07:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-todays-date-in-url/72241/3 "2022-12-16T07:40:08Z")

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Thank you!  
After some editing it worked 🙂

What I did:

Insert node: deleted hardcoded dates  
Change node: set .msg now to $moment().format("YYYY/MM-DD")  
http request: [https://www.hvakosterstrommen.no/api/v1/prices/{{{now}](https://www.hvakosterstrommen.no/api/v1/prices/%7B%7B%7Bnow%7D)}}\_NO1.json

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [14 February 2023 07:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/insert-todays-date-in-url/72241/4 "2023-02-14T07:40:24Z")

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