[docs](../../index.md) / [net.thauvin.erik.akismet](../index.md) / [Akismet](index.md) / [dateToGmt](./date-to-gmt.md) # dateToGmt `@JvmStatic fun dateToGmt(date: `[`Date`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Date.html)`): `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/ethauvin/akismet-kotlin/tree/master/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/akismet/Akismet.kt#L78) Convert a date to a UTC timestamp. (ISO 8601) **See Also** [AkismetComment.dateGmt](../-akismet-comment/date-gmt.md) [AkismetComment.postModifiedGmt](../-akismet-comment/post-modified-gmt.md) `@JvmStatic fun dateToGmt(date: `[`LocalDateTime`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/LocalDateTime.html)`): `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/ethauvin/akismet-kotlin/tree/master/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/akismet/Akismet.kt#L91) Convert a locale date/time to a UTC timestamp. (ISO 8601) **See Also** [AkismetComment.dateGmt](../-akismet-comment/date-gmt.md) [AkismetComment.postModifiedGmt](../-akismet-comment/post-modified-gmt.md)