diff --git a/nodes/get-history/get-history.html b/nodes/get-history/get-history.html
index 109ff45bce..1b677ae947 100644
--- a/nodes/get-history/get-history.html
+++ b/nodes/get-history/get-history.html
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
       startdate: { value: "" },
       enddate: { value: "" },
       entityid: { value: "" },
-      entityidtype: { value: "" }
+      entityidtype: { value: "" },
+      useRelativeTime: { value: false },
+      relativeTime: { value: "" },
+      output_type: { value: "array" },
+      output_location_type: { value: "msg" },
+      output_location: { value: "payload" }
     },
     inputs: 1,
     outputs: 1,
@@ -18,7 +23,9 @@
       if (this.name) {
         return this.name;
       }
-      if (this.startdate) {
+      if (this.useRelativeTime && this.relativeTime) {
+        return this.relativeTime;
+      } else if (this.startdate) {
         const startdate = new Date(this.startdate);
         return `${startdate.toLocaleDateString()} ${startdate.toLocaleTimeString()}`;
       }
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@
             });
 
             const validSelection =
-              this.availableEntities.indexOf(this.entity_id) > -1;
+              this.availableEntities.indexOf(NODE.entityid) > -1;
             if (validSelection) {
               $entityIdField.removeClass("input-error");
             } else {
@@ -88,6 +95,34 @@
             }
           });
       }
+
+      $("#node-input-useRelativeTime").on("change", function() {
+        if (this.checked) {
+          $(".relative_row").show();
+          $(".date_row").hide();
+        } else {
+          $(".relative_row").hide();
+          $(".date_row").show();
+        }
+      });
+
+      if (this.output_location === undefined) {
+        $("#node-input-output_location").val("payload");
+      }
+      if (this.output_type === undefined) {
+        $("#node-input-output_type").val("array");
+      }
+
+      $("#node-input-output_location").typedInput({
+        types: ["msg", "flow", "global"],
+        typeField: "#node-input-output_location_type"
+      });
+
+      $("#node-input-output_type")
+        .on("change", e =>
+          $(".output-option").toggle(e.target.value === "array")
+        )
+        .trigger("change");
     },
     oneditsave: function() {
       this.entityid = $("#entity_id").val();
@@ -106,17 +141,6 @@
     <input type="text" id="node-input-server" />
   </div>
 
-
-  <div class="form-row">
-    <label for="node-input-startdate"><i class="fa fa-date"></i> Start Date</label>
-    <input type="text" id="node-input-startdate" autofocus="autofocus" />
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="form-row">
-    <label for="node-input-enddate"><i class="fa fa-date"></i> End Date</label>
-    <input type="text" id="node-input-enddate" />
-  </div>
-
   <!-- Comparator Selection -->
   <div class="form-row">
     <label for="entity_id"><i class="fa fa-date"></i> Entity ID</label>
@@ -129,11 +153,60 @@
     <input type="text" id="entity_id" style="width: 52%;"/>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="form-tips">
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-useRelativeTime" checked style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;margin-left: 105px;">&nbsp;
+    <label for="node-input-useRelativeTime" style="width: auto;">Use Relative Time</label>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row relative_row">
+    <label for="node-input-relativeTime"><i class="fa fa-date"></i> In the Last</label>
+    <input type="text" id="node-input-relativeTime" autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="20 minutes" />
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row date_row">
+    <label for="node-input-startdate"><i class="fa fa-date"></i> Start Date</label>
+    <input type="text" id="node-input-startdate" autofocus="autofocus" />
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row date_row">
+    <label for="node-input-enddate"><i class="fa fa-date"></i> End Date</label>
+    <input type="text" id="node-input-enddate" />
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row form-tips date_row">
     <ul>
-      <li>dates must be in ISO format, example: "2018-01-27T13:00:00+00:00"</li>
+      <li>dates must be in ISO format</li>
+      <li>example: "2018-01-27T13:00:00+00:00"</li>
     </ul>
   </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row form-tips relative_row">
+    <p><code>timestring</code> will parse the following keywords into time values:</p>
+    <ol>
+      <li><code>ms, milli, millisecond, milliseconds</code> - will parse to milliseconds</li>
+      <li><code>s, sec, secs, second, seconds</code> - will parse to seconds</li>
+      <li><code>m, min, mins, minute, minutes</code> - will parse to minutes</li>
+      <li><code>h, hr, hrs, hour, hours</code> - will parse to hours</li>
+      <li><code>d, day, days</code> - will parse to days</li>
+      <li><code>w, week, weeks</code> - will parse to weeks</li>
+      <li><code>mon, mth, mths, month, months</code> - will parse to months</li>
+      <li><code>y, yr, yrs, year, years</code> - will parse to years</li>
+    </ol>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row">
+    <label for="node-input-output_type">Output Type</label>
+    <select id="node-input-output_type">
+      <option value="array">Array</option>
+      <option value="split">Split</option>
+    </select>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="form-row output-option" id="output_location">
+    <label for="node-input-output_location">Output Location</label>
+    <input type="hidden" id="node-input-output_location_type" />
+    <input type="text" id="node-input-output_location" />
+  </div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/html" data-help-name="api-get-history">
@@ -147,6 +220,9 @@ <h3>Inputs</h3>
       <dt class="optional">enddate <span class="property-type">string | date</span></dt>
       <dd>Date to fetch history to. Will override the nodes configuration if passed in</dd>
 
+      <dt class="optional">relativetime <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
+      <dd>A timestring to be parsed into datetime string</dd>
+
       <dt class="optional">entityid <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
       <dd>Exact entity_id to fetch history for, must be an exact match as is passed directly to the home-assistant api</dd>
   </dl>
@@ -163,6 +239,9 @@ <h3>Outputs</h3>
       <dt>enddate <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
       <dd>ISO date string used to fetch history</dd>
 
+      <dt>relativetime <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
+      <dd>The timestring parsed into the startdate</dd>
+
       <dt> entityid <span class="property-type">string</span></dt>
       <dd>entityid string used during fetch history call</dd>
 
diff --git a/nodes/get-history/get-history.js b/nodes/get-history/get-history.js
index f9da48922c..d3b8e23a46 100644
--- a/nodes/get-history/get-history.js
+++ b/nodes/get-history/get-history.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const Joi = require('joi');
+const timestring = require('timestring');
 const BaseNode = require('../../lib/base-node');
 
 module.exports = function(RED) {
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             startdate: {},
             enddate: {},
             entityid: {},
-            entityidtype: {}
+            entityidtype: {},
+            useRelativeTime: {},
+            relativeTime: {},
+            output_type: {},
+            output_location_type: {},
+            output_location: {}
         },
         input: {
             startdate: {
@@ -45,6 +51,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             entityidtype: {
                 messageProp: 'entityidtype',
                 configProp: 'entityidtype'
+            },
+            useRelativeTime: {
+                messageProp: 'userelativetime',
+                configProp: 'useRelativeTime'
+            },
+            relativeTime: {
+                messageProp: 'relativetime',
+                configProp: 'relativeTime'
             }
         }
     };
@@ -54,11 +68,29 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             super(nodeDefinition, RED, nodeOptions);
         }
 
-        onInput({ parsedMessage, message }) {
-            let { startdate, enddate, entityid, entityidtype } = parsedMessage;
+        async onInput({ parsedMessage, message }) {
+            let {
+                startdate,
+                enddate,
+                entityid,
+                entityidtype,
+                useRelativeTime,
+                relativeTime
+            } = parsedMessage;
             startdate = startdate.value;
             enddate = enddate.value;
             entityid = entityid.value;
+            relativeTime = relativeTime.value;
+            useRelativeTime = useRelativeTime.value;
+
+            if (
+                useRelativeTime ||
+                parsedMessage.relativeTime.source === 'message'
+            ) {
+                startdate = new Date(
+                    Date.now() - timestring(relativeTime, 'ms')
+                ).toISOString();
+            }
 
             let apiRequest =
                 entityidtype.value === 'includes' && entityid
@@ -82,34 +114,86 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 text: `Requesting at: ${this.getPrettyDate()}`
             });
 
-            return apiRequest
-                .then(res => {
-                    message.startdate = startdate;
-                    message.enddate = enddate || null;
-                    message.entityid = entityid || null;
-                    message.payload = res;
-                    this.send(message);
-                    this.status({
-                        fill: 'green',
-                        shape: 'dot',
-                        text: `Success at: ${this.getPrettyDate()}`
-                    });
-                })
-                .catch(err => {
-                    this.warn(
-                        'Error calling service, home assistant api error',
-                        err
-                    );
-                    this.error(
-                        'Error calling service, home assistant api error',
-                        message
-                    );
-                    this.status({
-                        fill: 'red',
-                        shape: 'ring',
-                        text: `Error at: ${this.getPrettyDate()}`
-                    });
+            try {
+                var results = await apiRequest;
+                message.startdate = startdate;
+                message.enddate = enddate || null;
+                message.entityid = entityid || null;
+            } catch (err) {
+                let errorMessage =
+                    'Error get-history, home assistant api error.';
+                if (this.utils.selectn('response.data.message', err))
+                    errorMessage = `${errorMessage} Error Message: ${
+                        err.response.data.message
+                    }`;
+                this.error(errorMessage);
+
+                this.status({
+                    fill: 'red',
+                    shape: 'ring',
+                    text: `Error at: ${this.getPrettyDate()}`
                 });
+
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            switch (this.nodeConfig.output_type) {
+                case 'split':
+                    if (results.length === 0) {
+                        this.status({
+                            fill: 'red',
+                            shape: 'dot',
+                            text: `No Results at: ${this.getPrettyDate()}`
+                        });
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (entityidtype.value === 'is') {
+                        results = results[0];
+                    }
+
+                    message.parts = {};
+                    message.parts.id = RED.util.generateId();
+                    delete message._msgid;
+                    message.parts.type = 'array';
+                    message.parts.count = results.length;
+
+                    let pos = 0;
+                    message.parts.len = 1;
+                    for (let i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
+                        message.payload = results.slice(pos, pos + 1)[0];
+                        message.parts.index = i;
+                        pos += 1;
+                        this.node.send(this.RED.util.cloneMessage(message));
+                    }
+                    break;
+
+                case 'array':
+                default:
+                    const contextKey = RED.util.parseContextStore(
+                        this.nodeConfig.output_location
+                    );
+                    const locationType = this.nodeConfig.output_location_type;
+                    if (locationType === 'flow' || locationType === 'global') {
+                        this.node
+                            .context()
+                            [locationType].set(
+                                contextKey.key,
+                                results,
+                                contextKey.store
+                            );
+                    } else {
+                        message[contextKey.key] = results;
+                    }
+
+                    this.node.send(message);
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            this.status({
+                fill: 'green',
+                shape: 'dot',
+                text: `Success at: ${this.getPrettyDate()}`
+            });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b0bf5a115d..d3cd2cd101 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8415,6 +8415,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-8y6srFoXW+ol1/q1Zas+2HQe9W8=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "timestring": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/timestring/-/timestring-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0VfOVpaTYqBMTEpjwcY5mB+72YYjFI44Z5F2q80ZiIyDn5pRJm+rEV1OEM8xfnf5/FdtckcrTERTp9TbrlMMHw=="
+    },
     "tmp": {
       "version": "0.0.33",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tmp/-/tmp-0.0.33.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee968256c7..72222f8876 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     "p-iteration": "1.1.7",
     "selectn": "1.1.2",
     "time-ago": "0.2.1",
+    "timestring": "5.0.1",
     "ws": "6.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {