Timestamp Converter
Enter a Unix timestamp (seconds since 1970-01-01) to convert it to human-readable date formats, or enter a date to get the Unix timestamp. The tool outputs ISO 8601, RFC 2822, and localized formats with timezone support. Essential for debugging logs, API timestamps, and database values.
Unix timestamp or date string
advanced options
IANA timezone (e.g. America/New_York)
returns
- data.iso8601
- The time in ISO 8601, in the timezone you picked.
- data.unix
- Unix timestamp in seconds, with milliseconds in unix_ms.
- data.human
- Readable form, like November 14, 2023 10:13:20 PM.
- data.relative
- Distance from now, like 2 years ago.
- data.rfc2822
- RFC 2822 form, the one email headers use.
- data.day_of_week
- Weekday name, with date and time in their own fields.
Run it from your code
A temporary key takes one request and lasts seven days at 20 calls a day. Register and it becomes 75 a day, still free.
$ curl -s "https://apixies.io/api/v1/convert-timestamp?timestamp=1700000000" \ -H "X-API-Key: $APIXIES_KEY" | jq '.data.iso8601' "2023-11-14T22:13:20+00:00"
questions
What is a Unix timestamp?
A Unix timestamp is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC (the "Unix epoch"). It's a universal way to represent time that's independent of timezones and date format conventions.
My timestamp has 13 digits. Is that wrong?
No — that's a millisecond timestamp (common in JavaScript and Java). Standard Unix timestamps have 10 digits (seconds). The tool handles both formats.