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ISO 8601 Validator

Is this a valid ISO 8601 timestamp?

A strict check against the standard, with the specific rule any failure broke — and a note on whether it would also pass as RFC 3339, which is stricter still.

Questions people ask

The things that come up about iso 8601 validators, answered plainly.

Is '2024-7-16' valid ISO 8601?

No. Every field must be zero-padded to its full width, so it has to be 2024-07-16. Many parsers accept the short form anyway, which is exactly why code that works locally fails against a strict service.

Is a space instead of T valid?

Not in ISO 8601, but RFC 3339 explicitly permits it, and most parsers accept it. The validator reports both verdicts so you know which standard you are failing.

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