# AddSeconds (DateTimeOffset)
| **Name** | ***AddSeconds With Offset*** |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax | AddSeconds (DateTimeWithOffset date, Integer seconds) |
| Purpose | To return the date and time after adding or subtracting the number of seconds. |
| Description | Adds or subtracts number of seconds to/from the specified datetime offset value. |
| Return Type | DateTimeOffset |
| Parameters |
date \[System.DateTimeOffset] – Date to/from which seconds should be added/subtracted
seconds \[System.Int64] – Number of seconds to be added. To subtract, use negative seconds
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**Example**
In this example, we will pass a date time offset value, and an integer value (indicating seconds to be added or subtracted) to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.
Where,
*date* = 01/02/2023 01:30:25
*seconds* = 5
In the output window, you can see that the provided integer value, indicating seconds, has been added to the given date time offset value.
