---
title: dateClick
type: callback
---

Triggered when the user clicks on a date or a time.

<div class='spec'>
function( <em>dateClickInfo</em> ) &#123; &#125;
</div>

In order for this callback to fire, you must load the `interaction` plugin. If you are using [an ES6 build system](initialize-es6):

```js
import { Calendar } from 'fullcalendar';
import interactionPlugin from 'fullcalendar/interaction';
...
let calendar = new Calendar(calendarEl, {
  plugins: [ interactionPlugin ],
  ...
  dateClick: function(info) {
    alert('Clicked on: ' + info.dateStr);
    alert('Coordinates: ' + info.jsEvent.pageX + ',' + info.jsEvent.pageY);
    alert('Current view: ' + info.view.type);
    // change the day's background color just for fun
    info.dayEl.style.backgroundColor = 'red';
  }
});
...
```

Alternatively, you can use [a global bundle](initialize-globals):

```html
<script src='<fullcalendar-dist>/all.global.js'></script>
<script src='<fullcalendar-dist>/themes/monarch/global.js'></script>
<link href='<fullcalendar-dist>/skeleton.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<link href='<fullcalendar-dist>/themes/monarch/theme.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<link href='<fullcalendar-dist>/themes/monarch/palettes/purple.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<script>
...
var calendar = new FullCalendar.Calendar(calendarEl, {
  // no plugin configuration required!
});
...
</script>
```

`dateClickInfo` is a plain object with the following properties:

<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>date</th>
<td>

a [Date](date-object) for the clicked day/time.

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>dateStr</th>
<td>

An ISO8601 string representation of the date. Will have a time zone offset according to the calendar's [timeZone](timeZone) like `2018-09-01T12:30:00-05:00`. If clicked on an all-day cell, won't have a time part nor a time zone part, like `2018-09-01`.

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>allDay</th>
<td>

`true` or `false` whether the click happened on an all-day cell.

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>dayEl</th>
<td>

An HTML element that represents the whole-day that was clicked on.

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>jsEvent</th>
<td>

The native JavaScript event with low-level information such as click coordinates.

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>view</th>
<td>

The current [View Object](view-object).

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<th>resource</th>
<td>

If the current view is a resource-view, the [Resource Object](resource-object) that owns this date. Must be using one of the [resource plugins](/pricing).

</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


## List View

The dateClick trigger is **not** fired when the user clicks a day heading in list view.


## Resource Views

For resource views, this callback will receive an additional [Resource Object](resource-object) parameter. Example:

```js
var calendar = new FullCalendar.Calendar(calendarEl, {

  dateClick: function(info) {
    alert('Date: ' + info.dateStr);
    alert('Resource ID: ' + info.resource.id);
  }

});
```

Resources are a [premium feature](/pricing).

[See a demo of dateClick with resources](date-clicking-selecting-resource-demo).