Step · Transform

Convert value

Converts an input to a standardized text representation of the selected type.

Inputs

Label	Key	Type	Required	Notes
Input value	`input`	Text	Yes	Non-text wired values are converted to text first. Trimmed.
Target type	`target_type`	Choice: String, Boolean, Number, Integer, Date (YYYY-MM-DD), Timestamp (ISO 8601)	Yes	A saved step with no value runs as String.

Outputs

Branch Converted (`converted`)

Label	Key	Type	Always set	Notes
Value	`value`	Text	Yes	Always text, whatever the target type.

Branch Invalid input (`invalid_input`)

Label	Key	Type	Always set	Notes
Error message	`error_message`	Text	Yes

How it behaves

Boolean: case-insensitive true, yes, y, 1, on, checked become true; false, no, n, 0, off, unchecked become false.
Number: any finite JavaScript number, output in canonical form. Integer: digits with an optional leading minus only.
Date: input in YYYY-MM-DD form must be a real calendar date and is returned as is. Any other parseable date string is converted to its UTC date.
Timestamp: any parseable date string, output as ISO 8601 in UTC.
Empty input takes Invalid input (Input is empty.) for every target except String.

Errors

For errors that every step can return, see Troubleshooting.

Notes

A value that cannot be converted takes the Invalid input branch; the step does not fail.

Example

Standardize a "Yes" answer from a form to the text true, and send answers that are not yes or no to the Invalid input branch.

Example inputs
Input	Value
Input value	Yes
Target type	Boolean

Example outputs
Output	Value
Value	true

Value is the text true, not a true/false value. An input such as "maybe" takes the Invalid input branch with the Error message "maybe" is not a recognizable boolean.; the step does not fail.