# Current time in 'Unix Timestamp'

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/current-time-in-unix-timestamp/63173>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 18, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/current-time-in-unix-timestamp/63173 "2022-08-18T19:23:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abdalrahman\_Hajjaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@Abdalrahman\_Hajjaj](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Abdalrahman_Hajjaj)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/current-time-in-unix-timestamp/63173/1 "2022-08-18T19:23:05Z")

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How can I get current date and time in Unix Timestamp?

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How can I convert current date and time into Unix Timestamp ?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/current-time-in-unix-timestamp/63173/2 "2022-08-18T19:35:15Z")

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`system.date.now().getTime()`