Format date from email subject line

[PhilPP]

Hello, new to Pabbly, trying to recreate a zapier task I have set up that is the only thing I use Zapier for... (so not really worth the subscription fee)

I have confirmation emails for bookings to our business coming in via email - the intended goal is for an automation to send a message to our slack channel if the booking is for the same day or the next day to warn us of a last minute booking that we have to arrange staff for.

In Zapier it reads the date from the subject line of the email (which comes in the format as e.g. 15 July 2025) - it reformats it to dd/mm/yyyy then checks it against today's date before sending the slack message if it matches (or date+1).

How would I go about making this in Pabbly? I've had an attempt but cant see how to pull the date from the subject of the email into a formatter?

 

[Preeti Paryani]

Hello @PhilPP,

Could you please provide us with the Workflow URL where you are facing this issue? This will help us investigate the problem more effectively and assist you accordingly.

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Looking forward to assisting you further.

 

[PhilPP]

Its the only one I've got... You can go in and take a look

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[Himesh]

Hello, new to Pabbly, trying to recreate a zapier task I have set up that is the only thing I use Zapier for... (so not really worth the subscription fee)

I have confirmation emails for bookings to our business coming in via email - the intended goal is for an automation to send a message to our slack channel if the booking is for the same day or the next day to warn us of a last minute booking that we have to arrange staff for.

In Zapier it reads the date from the subject line of the email (which comes in the format as e.g. 15 July 2025) - it reformats it to dd/mm/yyyy then checks it against today's date before sending the slack message if it matches (or date+1).

How would I go about making this in Pabbly? I've had an attempt but cant see how to pull the date from the subject of the email into a formatter?

Hello @PhilPP,
Reffer this video for gmail trigger :-

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If you’re using any other email provider, I suggest you check this list: https://www.pabbly.com/connect/integrations/. You can also use an email parser if you’re facing any issues. If you’re still unable to resolve it on your own, feel free to DM me — we can set up a free Zoom call. Just to clarify, I’m not part of the Pabbly Connect team, just a freelancer who helps other Pabbly users.