ISO 8601 Converter

Convert between ISO 8601 date format and Unix timestamps

About ISO 8601

ISO 8601 is an international standard for date and time representation. It provides a clear, unambiguous way to express dates and times that's widely used in computing, data exchange, and international communication.

Common ISO 8601 Formats:

  • 2024-01-01T12:00:00Z (UTC time)
  • 2024-01-01T12:00:00+05:30 (with timezone offset)
  • 2024-01-01T12:00:00.123Z (with milliseconds)
  • 2024-01-01 (date only)
  • 12:00:00 (time only)

Advantages of ISO 8601:

  • Unambiguous date representation
  • Sortable format (chronological order)
  • Machine-readable format
  • Includes timezone information
  • International standard

Common Use Cases:

  • API data exchange
  • Database storage
  • Log file timestamps
  • Configuration files
  • International data sharing