`Datetime`

A Datetime wraps an ISO 8601 datetime string for use with SurrealDB's datetime type. It preserves the original string representation through serialization and deserialization.

Import

from surrealdb import Datetime

Constructor

Syntax

Datetime(dt)

Parameter	Type	Description
`dt`	`str`	An ISO 8601 datetime string.

Examples

dt = Datetime("2025-01-15T10:30:00Z")

dt = Datetime("2025-06-01T14:00:00.000+02:00")

Properties

Property	Type	Description
`dt`	`str`	The ISO 8601 datetime string.

dt = Datetime("2025-01-15T10:30:00Z")
print(dt.dt)  # "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z"

Usage

from surrealdb import Surreal, RecordID, Datetime

db = Surreal("ws://localhost:8000")
db.connect()
db.use("my_ns", "my_db")
db.signin({"username": "root", "password": "root"})

db.create("events", {
    "title": "Launch",
    "scheduled_at": Datetime("2025-06-01T09:00:00Z"),
})

Datetime

Constructor

Examples

Properties

Usage

See Also

`Datetime`