# DATE

Casts a string value to a date.

## Syntax

```
DATE(value)
```

## Arguments

| Name | Type | Description | Default Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| value | string |  |  |

## Returns

Returns a `date` value.

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## Examples

| value | Output |
| --- | --- |
| "2022-02-01" | date "2022-02-01" |
| timestamp "2022-02-01 00:00:00" | date "2022-02-01" |
| timestamp "2022-01-01 00:30:00" | date "2022-01-01" |