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minutes_add

Description​

Adds the specified minutes to the date, accurate to the minute.

Syntax​

DATETIME minutes_add(DATETIME|DATE date, INT minutes);

Parameters​

  • date: the start time. It must be of the DATETIME or DATE type.

  • minutes: the minutes to add. It must be of the INT type, it could be greater, equal or less than zero.

Return value​

Returns a DATETIME value.

Returns NULL if either date or minutes is NULL.

Examples​

select minutes_add('2022-01-01 01:01:01', 2);
+---------------------------------------+
| minutes_add('2022-01-01 01:01:01', 2) |
+---------------------------------------+
| 2022-01-01 01:03:01                   |
+---------------------------------------+

select minutes_add('2022-01-01 01:01:01', -1);
+----------------------------------------+
| minutes_add('2022-01-01 01:01:01', -1) |
+----------------------------------------+
| 2022-01-01 01:00:01                    |
+----------------------------------------+

select minutes_add('2022-01-01', 1);
+------------------------------+
| minutes_add('2022-01-01', 1) |
+------------------------------+
| 2022-01-01 00:01:00          |
+------------------------------+