---
title: NOW
url: https://www.tines.com/docs/formulas/functions/now/
kind: formula-function
---

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# NOW

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Returns the current date and time in UTC.

**Categories:** Dates/Times

## Syntax

```
NOW()
```

## Examples

### Example 1

Formula:

```
NOW()
```

Output:

```json
"2025-05-14T09:21:09.483+00:00"
```

## Sample actions

```json
{
  "standardLibVersion": "19",
  "actionRuntimeVersion": "4",
  "agents": [
    {
      "disabled": false,
      "name": "NOW",
      "description": "",
      "options": {
        "mode": "message_only",
        "loop": false,
        "payload": {
          "now": "=NOW()"
        }
      },
      "position": {
        "x": 1290,
        "y": 1110
      },
      "type": "eventTransformation",
      "timeSavedUnit": "minutes",
      "timeSavedValue": 0,
      "monitorAllEvents": false,
      "monitorFailures": false,
      "monitorNoEventsEmitted": null,
      "form": null,
      "cardIconName": null,
      "createdFromTemplateGuid": null,
      "createdFromTemplateVersion": null
    }
  ],
  "links": [],
  "diagramNotes": []
}
```