# How do I input yesterdays date for a goal getting its data through IFTTT

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**Category:** Akrasia\
**Created:** [July 29, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-do-i-input-yesterdays-date-for-a-goal-getting-its-data-through-ifttt/3391 "2017-07-29T14:13:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![philip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/philip/32/1505_2.png) [@philip](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/philip)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-do-i-input-yesterdays-date-for-a-goal-getting-its-data-through-ifttt/3391/2 "2017-07-30T16:37:44Z")

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I wonder whether we should add `YESTERDAY[]` to the list of [IFTTT Macros](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/ifttt-macros/804) even though it manipulates the date rather than the value…

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