# GetSendTime

Returns a timestamp for the beginning or end of a list, data extension (DE), or manual send at the job or individual subscriber level.

The value that the function returns is in Central Standard Time (CST) without daylight saving time.

## Availability

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>
    <td>✅ Yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Marketing Cloud Next</td>
    <td>❌ No</td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syntax

```
GetSendTime(boolAllSubscribers)
```

The `GetSendTime()` function has one parameter:

- `boolAllSubscribers` (boolean): If `true`, the function returns the job publish time or time at which the job started. If `false`, the function returns the timestamp at which the send completed for the individual subscriber. The default value is `false`.

## Usage

To return the time at which the send completed for an individual subscriber, call the `GetSendTime()` function without any parameters.

```
<p>%%=GetSendTime()=%%</p>
```

You can also return the time at which the job started or was published by passing the `boolAllSubscribers` parameter.

```
<p>%%=GetSendTime(true)=%%</p>
```

This table shows how the results that the `Now()` and `GetSendTime()` functions return vary in different situations.

| Function              | During a send       | After a list, DE, or manual send          | After a triggered or journey send         |
| --------------------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **GetSendTime()**     | Current system time | Individual subscriber send completed time | Individual subscriber send completed time |
| **GetSendTime(true)** | Current system time | Job start time                            | Job publish time                          |
| **Now()**             | Current system time | Current system time                       | Current system time                       |
| **Now(true)**         | Current system time | Job start time                            | Job publish time                          |

When used in web contexts such as "View as a Web Page" or `HttpGet()`, the `GetSendTime()` function returns the job publish time or the time at which the job started, regardless of the value of the `boolAllSubscribers` parameter.

## See Also

- [Now()](/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud-ampscript/references/mc-ampscript-date-time/mc-ampscript-reference-date-time-now.md)