Now

Returns a date-time value. This function can return either the current system time or the time when a send or activity was initiated.

Syntax

Now(1)

Properties

Ordinal	Type	Description
`1`	Boolean	Indicates whether to return the time when the send or activity that initiated this function occurred. If the value is `true`, the function returns the time of the send or function. If the value is `false`, the function returns the current system timestamp. The default value is `false`.

Example

To use this function, call it with or without parameters. If you call it without providing any parameters, its value equals the current date and time.

1<script runat="server">
2  /* Get the current system time */ 
3  var timestamp = Platform.Function.Now(); 
4  
5  /* Output the result */
6  Platform.Response.Write("The time is " + timestamp);
7</script>

The function outputs the current timestamp. In this example, the Platform.Response.Write automatically formats the output as an RFC 2822-compliant date-time string.

1The time is Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:21:18 GMT-06:00