Select Date Range - Markifact

Select a specific date range once and reuse it in other nodes, such as Google Ads Get Report. Ideal when you have multiple reporting nodes and want to set dates in one place. Returns start and end dates that can be used dynamically.


App	Utilities
Operation ID	`utilities_select_date_range`
Type	Action
Connection	None
Credits per run	Free

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`date_range`	DateRange	Yes	-	The date range to select. You can use a preset like ‘LAST_MONTH’, ‘THIS_MONTH’, etc., or specify custom start and end dates.

DateRange

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`start`	string	No	-	The start date of the date range to query, format: YYYY-MM-DD or dynamic node reference like {{nodeId__data.start_date}}. Required when preset is ‘FIXED’ or ‘CUSTOM’.
`end`	string	No	-	The end date of the date range to query, format: YYYY-MM-DD or dynamic node reference like {{nodeId__data.end_date}}. Required when preset is ‘FIXED’ or ‘CUSTOM’.
`preset`	string	No	-	Predefined date ranges or input modes: - Use ‘FIXED’ or leave empty when you want to specify exact dates (YYYY-MM-DD format) in start/end fields - Use ‘CUSTOM’ when you want to use dynamic values from other nodes ({{nodeId__data.start_date}} format) in start/end fields - Use other presets (TODAY, YESTERDAY, LAST_7_DAYS, etc.) for predefined date ranges (start/end will be ignored) When using ‘FIXED’ or ‘CUSTOM’, both start and end fields are required.
`compare`	CompareOptions	No	-	Optional comparison date range settings. ALWAYS use this field for comparisons; DO NOT create additional requests or nodes, as the backend returns current, comparison, and delta metrics in a single call.

CompareOptions

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`start`	string	No	-	The start date of the comparison range, format: YYYY-MM-DD. Optional if preset is provided.
`end`	string	No	-	The end date of the comparison range, format: YYYY-MM-DD. Optional if preset is provided.
`preset`	string	No	-	Predefined comparison ranges. When provided, start and end will be ignored.
`comparison_format`	string	No	`rows`	Comparison output layout: ‘rows’ returns separate rows for current, comparison, and delta along with date ranges; ‘columns’ returns a single row with delta values only as additional _pct or _change columns depending on comparison_value_type.
`comparison_value_type`	string	No	`percentage`	Value type: ‘percentage’ or ‘absolute’

Output

Type: Dict Returns start and end dates. Fields: start_date, end_date