apoc.date.parse
FunctionDeprecated in 25

This function is deprecated. Use Cypher’s corresponding temporal type constructor instead, for example datetime().

Details
Syntax	`apoc.date.parse(time [, unit, format, timezone ])`
Description	Parses the given date `STRING` from a specified format into the specified time unit.
Arguments	Name	Type	Description
	`time`	`STRING`	The datetime to convert.
	`unit`	`STRING`	The conversion unit. The default is: `ms`.
	`format`	`STRING`	The format the given datetime is in. The default is: `yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss`.
	`timezone`	`STRING`	The timezone the given datetime is in. The default is: ``.
Returns	`INTEGER`

Usage Examples

The following converts a date string into epoch milliseconds:

apoc.date.parse

RETURN apoc.date.parse("2020-11-04", "ms", "yyyy-MM-dd") AS outputInMs;

Cypher’s pattern constructors

RETURN datetime("2020-11-04").epochMillis AS outputInMs;

Results
outputInMs
1604448000000