UNIX_TIMESTAMP()
UNIX_TIMESTAMP() is a SQL function in the Date/Time Functions category. Returns a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01). With no arg, returns current timestamp. The syntax is UNIX_TIMESTAMP([date]). It returns unix timestamp integer. A typical example: SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP(); -- 1786050000 SELECT UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2026-06-06'); -- 1785974400 A close relative is NOW(), which returns the current date and time as a timestamp. A close relative is CURDATE(), which returns the current date without time. A close relative is DATE(), which extracts the date part from a datetime expression. More about this category: Date and time functions — NOW, DATE, EXTRACT, DATEDIFF, DATE_ADD, DATE_FORMAT. Related Date/Time Functions entries: NOW(), CURDATE(), DATE(), EXTRACT(), DATE_ADD(), DATE_SUB(), DATEDIFF(), DATE_FORMAT(). This page is part of the free SQL Reference documentation covering 762+ statements, functions, and clauses, each with syntax, parameters, return values, and examples for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and SQLite.