{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/time",
  "title": "TIME",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/time/",
  "summary": "Returns the server time.",
  "since": "2.6.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-07-24T11:07:00+02:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "b504e556102b5f3971e6365f02baad09039c1ee1f00d2f6dbeb51d03bef4a59a",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "The `TIME` command returns the current server time as a two items lists: a Unix\ntimestamp and the amount of microseconds already elapsed in the current second.\nBasically the interface is very similar to the one of the `gettimeofday` system\ncall."
    },
    {
      "id": "examples",
      "title": "Examples",
      "role": "example",
      "text": "redis> TIME\n1) \"1784722081\"\n2) \"827551\"\nredis> TIME\n1) \"1784722081\"\n2) \"828843\""
    },
    {
      "id": "redis-software-and-redis-cloud-compatibility",
      "title": "Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style=\"min-width: 9em; display: table-cell\">Notes</span> |\n|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|\n| <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Supported\"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title=\"Supported\">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Supported\"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> |  |"
    },
    {
      "id": "return-information",
      "title": "Return information",
      "role": "returns",
      "text": "**RESP2:**\n\n[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): specifically, a two-element array consisting of the Unix timestamp in seconds and the microseconds' count.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): specifically, a two-element array consisting of the Unix timestamp in seconds and the microseconds' count."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}