Date

The date field allows content writers to select a date that represents a calendar day.

The date is saved in YYYY-MM-DD format, like 2025-10-08.

Date field values can be formatted and displayed like any JavaScript date using the asDate() helper from @prismicio/client.

import { asDate } from "@prismicio/client";

const date = asDate(slice.primary.release_date);

<span>{date?.toLocaleDateString("en-US")}</span>;

Add a date field to a content model

• Open Slice Machine

  In your Prismic project, start Slice Machine to begin editing content models.

  npx start-slicemachine --open

• Add a date field

  In Slice Machine, navigate to the slice, page type, or custom type you want to modify. Add a date field.

  The label determines the label shown to content writers in the Page Builder. Use an easily understood name.

  The API ID determines the property name in the Content API. Use a short, snake-cased name.

Use date fields

Date fields can be used anywhere a date is needed. It is often helpful to first convert the date to a JavaScript Date object using asDate from @prismicio/client.

import { asDate } from "@prismicio/client";
import type { SliceComponentProps } from "@prismicio/react";

function Slice({ slice }: SliceComponentProps) {
  const date = asDate(slice.primary.release_date);

  return <span>{date?.toLocaleDateString("en-US")}</span>;
}

Check if a date field has a value

Use isFilled.date() to check if a date field has a value before using it.

import { isFilled } from "@prismicio/client";

if (isFilled.date(slice.primary.my_date_field)) {
  // Do something if `my_date_field` has a value.
}

API response

Here is what a date field looks like from the Content API:

{
  "example_date": "2030-01-31"
}