Date.prototype.toISOString() - JavaScript | MDN

Try it

const event = new Date("05 October 2011 14:48 UTC");
console.log(event.toString());
// Expected output: "Wed Oct 05 2011 16:48:00 GMT+0200 (CEST)"
// Note: your timezone may vary

console.log(event.toISOString());
// Expected output: "2011-10-05T14:48:00.000Z"

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return value

A string representing the given date in the date time string format according to universal time. It's the same format as the one required to be recognized by Date.parse().

Exceptions

RangeError

Thrown if the date is invalid or if it corresponds to a year that cannot be represented in the date string format.

Examples

Using toISOString()

js

const d = new Date(0);

console.log(d.toISOString()); // "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2027 Language Specification
# sec-date.prototype.toisostring

Browser compatibility

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