Format ISO date to yyyy-MM-dd

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Hi all,

So I've got a flow that sends an email when a set of conditions are met.

I want to include the listed date in the body of the email but I'm having trouble with the code.

In my 'List rows present in a table' action I've got the parameter 'DateTime Format' set as ISO 8601 and then later in my flow at the email stage I've got it as

items('For_each')?['Date']
It works but the date displays as this '2024-08-08T00:00:00.000Z' and I want it to look like '2024-08-08'
 
I've tried using formatDateTime('yyy-MM-dd')?['Date'] in the email action and list rows action in a few different formats and orders but it always comes up as an error
 
Anyone know how to fix this?
 
Thanks!!

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creativeopinion 10,508 Moderator on at

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Whenever you are working with Dates using the List Rows Present in a Table action, you need to ensure that you set the DateTime Format to ISO 8601.

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Chriddle 8,689 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Check how to use formatDateTime()

E.g.

formatDateTime(items('For_each')?['Date'], 'yyyy-MM-dd')

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