# date_sub — Haybarn WASM 1.5.5-rc3

The number of complete partitions between the timestamps

- Reference: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/date_sub/
- JSON: /products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/functions/date_sub.json
- Snapshot ID: haybarn-1.5.5-rc3
- Engine: haybarn v1.5.6-dev149
- Source ID: 105edd31b5
- Binary SHA-256: 426638bc374fcc542fea93b251f885bfb7d221c68fcc0a5a81cc565d7e6ca180
- Captured: 2026-09-06T00:23:30.515Z
- Source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@haybarn/haybarn-wasm/v/1.5.5-rc3
- Loaded extensions: core_functions, icu, json, parquet

## Interpretation

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## Overloads

### overload-c36a442a87e213fe

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
date_sub(part: VARCHAR, startdate: DATE, enddate: DATE) → BIGINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/date_sub/#overload-c36a442a87e213fe

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| part | VARCHAR | not recorded |
| startdate | DATE | not recorded |
| enddate | DATE | not recorded |

Declared return type: BIGINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-3444e8d14cef91e3

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
date_sub(part: VARCHAR, startdate: TIME, enddate: TIME) → BIGINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/date_sub/#overload-3444e8d14cef91e3

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| part | VARCHAR | not recorded |
| startdate | TIME | not recorded |
| enddate | TIME | not recorded |

Declared return type: BIGINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-0bfc0549636e863c

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
date_sub(part: VARCHAR, startdate: TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, enddate: TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE) → BIGINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/date_sub/#overload-0bfc0549636e863c

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| part | VARCHAR | not recorded |
| startdate | TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE | not recorded |
| enddate | TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE | not recorded |

Declared return type: BIGINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.

### overload-4f1c69c45be38e3b

Kind: scalar. Parameter order: catalog-order.

```text
date_sub(part: VARCHAR, startdate: TIMESTAMP, enddate: TIMESTAMP) → BIGINT
```

Link: /products/haybarn/functions/releases/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/date_sub/#overload-4f1c69c45be38e3b

| Argument | Catalog type | Calling mode |
| --- | --- | --- |
| part | VARCHAR | not recorded |
| startdate | TIMESTAMP | not recorded |
| enddate | TIMESTAMP | not recorded |

Declared return type: BIGINT. Variadic argument type: none declared.
Stability: CONSISTENT. Declared side effects: false.


## Guide recipes

No guide recipes.

## Engine catalog examples

Source examples may require additional data or extensions. Expressions are wrapped in SELECT; execution verification is not recorded.

Reported for: overload-c36a442a87e213fe, overload-3444e8d14cef91e3, overload-0bfc0549636e863c, overload-4f1c69c45be38e3b

```sql
SELECT date_sub('hour', TIMESTAMPTZ '1992-09-30 23:59:59', TIMESTAMPTZ '1992-10-01 01:58:00');
```

## Runnable examples

Executed successfully in Haybarn WASM 1.5.5-rc3. Sample data and guide examples are separate from the original catalog.

```sql
SELECT date_sub('hour', TIMESTAMPTZ '1992-09-30 23:59:59', TIMESTAMPTZ '1992-10-01 01:58:00');
```

## Additional DuckDB documentation

- [Date Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/date#date_subpart-startdate-enddate)
- [Time Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/time#date_subpart-starttime-endtime)
- [Timestamp Functions](https://duckdb.org/docs/current/sql/functions/timestamp#date_subpart-starttimestamp-endtimestamp)

## Observed availability

| Snapshot | Observed | Overloads | JSON |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| haybarn-1.5.5-rc3 | present | 4 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/haybarn-1.5.5-rc3/functions/date_sub.json) |
| duckdb-1.5.5 | present | 4 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.5.5/functions/date_sub.json) |
| duckdb-1.4.4 | present | 4 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.4.4/functions/date_sub.json) |
| duckdb-1.3.2 | present | 4 | [reference](/products/haybarn/functions/api/v1/duckdb-1.3.2/functions/date_sub.json) |

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