TIME - Upstash Documentation

Use TIME to read the server's clock.

The reply has two values: the Unix time in seconds and the microseconds elapsed within the current second. Because it comes from the server, every client gets the same reference regardless of its own clock drift, which makes it the value to use when computing deadlines, measuring intervals, or writing timestamps that different machines must agree on.

Syntax#

TIME

Arguments#

This command takes no arguments.

Response#

The reply reports the result of the operation. Error replies have the same shape in RESP2 and RESP3 and are surfaced as exceptions by the SDKs below.

Protocol	Reply
RESP2	Two-element array of bulk strings: Unix seconds and microseconds
RESP3	Two-element array of bulk strings: Unix seconds and microseconds

Note

Client libraries often decode bulk strings, maps, sets, and numeric strings into language-native values. The table describes the Redis wire reply.

Examples#

TCP examples use the TLS REDIS_URL from the Upstash console. REST examples use UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL and UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN.

Redis CLI

TIME

@upstash/redis

import { Redis } from "@upstash/redis";const redis = Redis.fromEnv();const result = await redis.time();console.log(result);

upstash_redis

from upstash_redis import Redisredis = Redis.from_env()result = redis.time()print(result)

ioredis

import Redis from "ioredis";const redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL!);const result = await redis.time();console.log(result);

node-redis

import { createClient } from "redis";const client = await createClient({ url: process.env.REDIS_URL })  .on("error", console.error)  .connect();const result = await client.time();console.log(result);

redis-py

import osimport redisclient = redis.from_url(os.environ["REDIS_URL"])result = client.time()print(result)

go-redis

package mainimport (    "context"    "fmt"    "os"    "github.com/redis/go-redis/v9")func main() {    opts, err := redis.ParseURL(os.Getenv("REDIS_URL"))    if err != nil {        panic(err)    }    client := redis.NewClient(opts)    result, err := client.Time(context.Background()).Result()    if err != nil {        panic(err)    }    fmt.Println(result)}

jedis

import java.net.URI;import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;try (Jedis jedis = new Jedis(new URI(System.getenv("REDIS_URL")))) {  Object result = jedis.time();  System.out.println(result);}

redis-rs

fn main() -> redis::RedisResult<()> {    let url = std::env::var("REDIS_URL").expect("REDIS_URL is not set");    let client = redis::Client::open(url)?;    let mut connection = client.get_connection()?;    let mut command = redis::cmd("TIME");    let result: redis::Value = command.query(&mut connection)?;    println!("{result:?}");    Ok(())}