# Get date This is a pre-built action available under the **Captured Date Element** from the **Desktop Application**. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is to retrieve the date based on the format specified in the Input Value column and store the result in a dynamic variable. ### **Syntax** **Input Value:** `` | Argument | Description | | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |

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(Required)

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Specify the date format
Supported Formats:
1. dd/MM/yyyy

2. MM/dd/yyyy

3. dd/MMM/yyyy

4. MMM/dd/yyyy

| **Output Value:**
Argument Description

<Dynamic Variable>

(Required)

This dynamic variable holds the retrieved date from the element.

<Dynamic Variable>

(Optional)

This dynamic variable holds the status of the action as True or False.
**Example** **Retrieves the date from the captured date element in the specified format** The **Get Date** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., **dd/MM/yyyy**) and retrieves the date in the provided format from the captured date element. The result of the date retrieval operation is stored in the **{GetDate}** variable as (**13/12/2025**)
{% hint style="danger" %} ***Knowledge Bites:** Below are some examples of different dates formatted scenarios* {% endhint %} | Date formats | Input Value (syntax) | Result | | ------------ | -------------------- | --------------- | | dd/MM/yyyy | **dd/MM/yyyy** | **15/13/2025** | | MM/dd/yyyy | **MM/dd/yyyy** | **13/08/2025** | | dd/MMM/yyyy | **dd/MMM/yyyy** | **15/Apr/2025** | | MMM/dd/yyyy | **MMM/dd/yyyy** | **Apr/15/2025** |