How to add number of days in postgresql datetime

Question

I have a following table projects.

id title        created_at                     claim_window
1  Project One  2012-05-08 13:50:09.924437     5
         


        

Answer 1

For me I had to put the whole interval in single quotes not just the value of the interval.

select id,  
   title,
   created_at + interval '1 day' * claim_window as deadline from projects   

Instead of

select id,  
   title,
   created_at + interval '1' day * claim_window as deadline from projects   

Postgres Date/Time Functions

Answer 2

This will give you the deadline :

select id,  
       title,
       created_at + interval '1' day * claim_window as deadline
from projects

Alternatively the function make_interval can be used:

select id,  
       title,
       created_at + make_interval(days => claim_window) as deadline
from projects

To get all projects where the deadline is over, use:

select *
from (
  select id, 
         created_at + interval '1' day * claim_window as deadline
  from projects
) t
where localtimestamp at time zone 'UTC' > deadline