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+title: getMinutesDiffBetweenDates
+tags: date,beginner
+---
+
+Calculates the difference (in minutes) between two dates.
+
+- Subtract the two `Date` objects and divide by the number of milliseconds in a minute to get the difference (in minutes) between them.
+
+```js
+const getMinutesDiffBetweenDates = (dateInitial, dateFinal) =>
+  (dateFinal - dateInitial) / (1000 * 60);
+```
+
+```js
+getMinutesDiffBetweenDates(
+  new Date('2021-04-24 01:00:15'),
+  new Date('2021-04-24 02:00:15')
+); // 60
+```