elasticsearch/docs/reference/query-languages/esql/_snippets/functions/now.md

NOW [esql-now]

Syntax

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Parameters

Description

Returns current date and time.

Supported types

result
date

Examples

ROW current_date = NOW()

y:keyword
20

To retrieve logs from the last hour:

FROM sample_data
| WHERE @timestamp > NOW() - 1 hour

@timestamp:date	client_ip:ip	event_duration:long	message:keyword