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# platform.getTimestamp

Get the current P-Chain timestamp.

This method will use `90` [Compute Units](/nodeapi/about/billing).

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## Reference: [Here](https://build.avax.network/docs/rpcs/p-chain/chain-info/platform_getTimestamp)

## **Parameters**

`None`

## Returns

* `timestamp` - string - The timestamp of the current P-chain.

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
// Results
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": {
    "timestamp": "2021-09-07T00:00:00-04:00"
  },
  "id": 1
}
```

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash title="mainnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  curl https://mainnet.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/P \
      -X POST \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "platform.getTimestamp",
      "params": {},
      "id": 1
  }
  }'
  ```

  ```bash title="testnet" theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  curl https://fuji.avalanche.validationcloud.io/v1/<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>/ext/bc/P \
      -X POST \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "method": "platform.getTimestamp",
      "params": {},
      "id": 1
  }
  }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>


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