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Version: 24.3.x

Categories: Date/Time

TIMESTAMPADD

Add (or subtract) an interval of time from a date/timestamp value or column.

Syntax​

TIMESTAMPADD(unit symbol, count integer, givenTime date or timestamp) → date or timestamp​

  • unit: The unit of the interval. Must be one of the following: YEAR, QUARTER, MONTH, WEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND.
  • count: Number of units to be added (or subtracted) from givenTime. To subtract units, pass a negative number.
  • givenTime: Value to which to add units (either a database column in DATE or TIMESTAMP format, or literal value explicitly converted to DATE or TIMESTAMP).

Examples

TIMESTAMPADD example 
SELECT TIMESTAMPADD(DAY, 1, DATE '2021-04-01')
-- 2021-04-02
TIMESTAMPADD example 
SELECT TIMESTAMPADD(HOUR, -2, TIMESTAMP '2021-04-01 17:14:32')
-- 2021-04-01 15:14:32