How to add current datetime in POST API request? [closed]

Question

I want the start and end date to be in current datetime. I don't know whether it is possible. I need that because I want to trigger the data everyday using my pipeline.

Answer 1

You can create an environment variable in the pre-request-script of the request and then use that variable in the body

var now = new Date();
var timestamp = now.toISOString(); //or whatever format you want.
pm.environment.set("timestamp", timestamp);

alternatively, instead of pm.environment.set you can also use pm.variables.set (like shown in Danny Daintons answer) so the timestamp will only be available in the current request instead of the whole environment.