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# Select Date Range

> Select a specific date range once and reuse it in other nodes, such as Google Ads Get Report

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`