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UTC_TIMESTAMP

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Syntax

UTC_TIMESTAMP, UTC_TIMESTAMP()

Description

Returns the current UTC date and time as a value in 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, depending on whether the function is used in a string or numeric context.

The optional precision determines the microsecond precision. See Microseconds in MariaDB.

Examples

SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP(), UTC_TIMESTAMP() + 0;
+---------------------+-----------------------+
| UTC_TIMESTAMP()     | UTC_TIMESTAMP() + 0   |
+---------------------+-----------------------+
| 2010-03-27 17:33:16 | 20100327173316.000000 |
+---------------------+-----------------------+

With precision:

SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP(4);
+--------------------------+
| UTC_TIMESTAMP(4)         |
+--------------------------+
| 2018-07-10 07:51:09.1019 |
+--------------------------+

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