# Countdown

A countdown to a set moment: the end of a promotion, the start of a webinar, the delivery time. The countdown runs right on the screen, every second.

![The "Countdown" element: tiles with days, hours, minutes and seconds and the element's settings](https://support.watbot.org/_media/en/02-mini-apps/15-elements/_images/countdown.webp?v=1791781230)

## Ends at

- **"Date and time"** — the moment is picked in a calendar. The date is set in your computer's time zone — it is shown in the hint under the field. The countdown ends at that moment for everyone, wherever they are.
- **"From a variable"** — the moment is taken from a variable, for example from the response of the "HTTP request" block or from a list record. The date in the variable is written like this: `2026-12-31 18:00` or `2026-12-31T18:00:00+03:00`. Without a time zone, the time is counted on the person's device.

A new countdown ends in three days.

## Appearance

- **"Title"** — text above the digits, for example "Sale ends in".
- **"Style"** — "Tiles" (each number in its own tile) or "Inline".
- **"Show"** — "Days", "Seconds" and, for tiles, "Labels under digits". Without days, hours are counted in full: 50 hours, not 2 days 2 hours. Without seconds, minutes are rounded up.
- **"Size"** — "Small", "Default" or "Large".
- **"Alignment"** and **"Color"** — as for other elements.

## When time is up

- **"Show text"** — the text from the "Text" field appears instead of the digits. If empty — "Time is up".
- **"Hide the countdown"** — the element disappears from the screen. If the end has already passed, the builder shows the note "Time is up — the countdown is hidden in the app" in place of such a countdown.
- **"Go further"** — the element gets an exit.

## Exit

With "Go further" ticked, the screen gets the "Time is up: Title" exit (without a title — "Time is up #N"). It fires if the person waited for the end of the countdown on this screen. If the person opened the screen when time was already up, the exit does not fire.