Date Formats
By default, timestamps are formatted as 'Y-m-d H:i:s'. If you need to customize the timestamp format, set the $dateFormat property on your model. This property determines how date attributes are stored in the database, as well as their format when the model is serialized to an array or JSON:
@mstrauss Yes, but that affects them globally instead of just for an individual field. What if he doesn't want the time stripped off of created_at, updated_at or other datetime fields?