currentTimestamp — GTM Variable Template for Date

VARIABLES › DATE

currentTimestamp CORE Date

Direct (.tpl)

Returns the current timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.

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When to Use This

Date Formatting

Format and transform date values into human-readable or machine-readable strings.

Date & Time

Calculate durations, differences, and time-based operations on date values.

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Examples

Returns current timestamp

OUTPUT

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GTM Configuration

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currentTimestamp

This function takes no parameters.

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Related Variables

Same category: Date

→ calculateDaysDifference → getDayIndexFromDateString → getDayName → getDayNameFromDateString → getDayNameShort → getMonthName → getMonthNameShort → reverseDateCompactDay1st → reverseDateCompactYear1st → reverseDateSlash → timestampToDayIndex

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Under the Hood

📜 View Implementation Code

/**
* Returns the current timestamp in milliseconds.
* 
* 
* @returns {number} The current timestamp in milliseconds since epoch.
*
* @framework ggLowCodeGTMKit
*/
const getTimestampMillis = require('getTimestampMillis');

// ===============================================================================
// currentTimestamp - Direct mode
// ===============================================================================

return getTimestampMillis();

🧪 View Test Scenarios (1 tests)

✅ '[example] Returns current timestamp'