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now

Returns the current system timestamp in UTC formatted according to RFC 3339.

Signature

now() -> string

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
NoneNo parameters

Return value

Returns the documented result for the function signature.

Example

respond {
  status = 200
  body = { status = "ok", received_at = now(), epoch = ctx.timestamp_epoch }
}