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TO_UNIX_TIMESTAMP

Converts a timestamp in a date/time format to a Unix timestamp format. A Unix timestamp represents the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, at 00:00:00 UTC.

Syntax​

to_unix_timestamp( <expr> )

Arguments​

ArgumentsDescription
<expr>Timestamp

For more information about the timestamp data type, see Date & Time.

Return Type​

BIGINT

Examples​

SELECT TO_UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW())

----
1681089622


SELECT TO_UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2022-12-31T23:59:59+00:00')

----
1672531199


SELECT TO_UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2022-12-31T23:59:59-08:00')

----
1672559999