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Calculate Current Unix Timestamp

How to get the Unix timestamp from the current date.

Updated over 2 weeks ago

The unix time stamp is a way to track time as a running total of seconds, which doesn't change regardless of your location.

The timestamp is the number seconds between a chosen date and the Unix Epoch: January 1st, 1970 at UTC.

To get this timestamp in Method:

    • Convert this date: Current Date / Time

    • Store result in Action Result: resultUTC

    • Subtract this date: Jan-01-1970 12:00 AM

    • From this date: resultUTC

    • Calculate difference in: Seconds

    • Store result in: resultTimestamp

    • Round this number: resultTimestamp

    • Rounding: Round Closes

    • Number of decimal places: 0

    • Store result in resultTimestamp: resultTimestamp

  1. The final timestamp will be stored in resultTimestamp.

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