Unable to set date in input

Configuration
1

When I try to set the date of the input_datetime helper below, I get the following error:

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Can someone explain to me how to set input_datetime to the current date?

-Thanks

action: input_datetime.set_datetime
metadata: {}
target:
  entity_id: input_datetime.catlink_garbage_start_date
data:
  date: "\"{{ now().strftime('%m-%d-%Y') }}\""
2

Too many quotes…

action: input_datetime.set_datetime
metadata: {}
target:
  entity_id: input_datetime.catlink_garbage_start_date
data:
  date: "{{ now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d') }}"

Edit: Corrected format string to match what is shown in docs

3

I had screwed that syntax up at some point. But the quotes are correct now and I still get the error.

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4

I got it I wound up using:

“{{ now().date() }}”

-Thanks