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What Is a Unix Timestamp

APIs and databases often store dates as Unix time a single integer counting seconds (or milliseconds) from the epoch.

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Seconds vs milliseconds

10-digit values are usually seconds; 13-digit values are milliseconds.

How to do it

  1. Open the timestamp converter.
  2. Paste your Unix value.
  3. Read the human-readable date.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the epoch?
January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC.

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