---
title: Add days to date
type: snippet
language: javascript
tags: [date]
cover: digital-nomad-12
dateModified: 2020-11-28T19:18:29+02:00
---

Calculates the date of `n` days from the given date, returning its string representation.

- Use the `Date` constructor to create a `Date` object from the first argument.
- Use `Date.prototype.getDate()` and `Date.prototype.setDate()` to add `n` days to the given date.
- Use `Date.prototype.toISOString()` to return a string in `yyyy-mm-dd` format.

```js
const addDaysToDate = (date, n) => {
  const d = new Date(date);
  d.setDate(d.getDate() + n);
  return d.toISOString().split('T')[0];
};
```

```js
addDaysToDate('2020-10-15', 10); // '2020-10-25'
addDaysToDate('2020-10-15', -10); // '2020-10-05'
```