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title Date
description Collect a single date, data and time, or date range from your respondents. This is useful for bookings, events, and availability tracking.
icon calendar-range
sidebarTitle Date

Date fields vs Scheduling page

Date fields (Date picker, Date time picker, and Date range) collect a date input. Common use cases include:

  • Asking a repondent's date of birth
  • Collecting project deadlines
  • Gathering travel or vacation dates
  • Tracking project start and end dates
  • Collecting multiple availabilities

On the other hand, Scheduling pages reserve available time slots on an individual's calendar (Google or Outlook calendar).

Date Fields Scheduling Page
Collects a date or time input Books a real calendar slot
No calendar integration Connects to Google or Outlook Calendar
No availability checking Shows live availability
No automatic booking Automatically creates calendar event
Best for general forms Best for appointments & meetings

This article is about date fields. To know more about scheduling pages, check out this guide.

How to add a date fields

In the left-hand panel of your form, drag and drop your chosen date field. You can pick between:

  • Date picker - collects a single date
  • Date time picker - collects a date and time
  • Date range - lets respondents select start and end dates in your forms

In our example, we'll select Date range.

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Change date format and settings

To configure your field settings, click . In the right-hand panel, you can:

  • Set a default start and end date
  • Change the date format and first day of the week
  • Add a minimum and maximum range respondents can choose from

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Collect multiple availabilities

To gather several preferred dates and times from respondents, add multiple date fields to your form.

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Mapping to Airtable, Notion and other databases

Click `Integrate` in top menu and choose Airtable, Notion or another [database](/integrations). Click `Edit` in the top menu. In the left-hand panel under **Other**, click your `Date field`. Go back to the `Integrate` page. Under **Mappings**, choose the fields you want to save the start and end dates to. Reference your integration fields from the left to Fillout form fields in the right.
![Screenshot of the Form designer tab of a form](/images/images/image-18.png)

Related article

Set the default value to today, tomorrow, or another date. Let respondents book a time slot on your calendar.