Add minutes to a date in JavaScript

The setMinutes() and getMinutes() methods of the Date object can be used to increment or decrement minutes from a date in JavaScript.

The following example demonstrates how you can add 15 minutes to the current date:

const today = new Date()
const nextDate = new Date()

// Add 15 Minutes
nextDate.setMinutes(today.getMinutes() + 15)

You can also update the existing JavaScript Date object as shown below:

const date = new Date()
date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes() + 15)

To subtract minutes from a date in JavaScript, simply minus the number of minutes when updating the date with the setMinutes() method:

const today = new Date()
const lastDate = new Date()

// Minus 30 Minutes
lastDate.setMinutes(today.getMinutes() - 15)

Finally, if you are frequently manipulating dates in JavaScript, add a function to Date’s prototype and call it directly whenever you want to add or subtract minutes:

Date.prototype.addMinutes = function (mins) {
  const date = new Date(this.valueOf())
  date.setMinutes(date.getMinutes() + mins)
  return date
}

// Add 45 Minutes
const nextMinutes = new Date(2022, 10, 15)

console.log(nextMinutes.addMinutes(45))
// Tue Nov 15 2022 00:45:00 GMT+0500 (Pakistan Standard Time)

// Minus 30 Minutes
const lastMinutes = new Date(2022, 10, 15)

console.log(lastMinutes.addMinutes(-30))
// Mon Nov 14 2022 23:30:00 GMT+0500 (Pakistan Standard Time)