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FROM_UNIXTIME

Given an integer Unix timestamp, return the corresponding datetime.

Syntax

FROM_UNIXTIME (epoch)

Arguments

  • epoch: an integer counting the seconds since 1 Jan 1970 UTC.
  • format: a string containing format symbols as described here.

Return Type

A datetime object.

Examples

SELECT from_unixtime(1234567890);
+---------------------------+
| from_unixtime(1234567890) |
+---------------------------+
| 2009-02-13 23:31:30       |
+---------------------------+
SELECT from_unixtime(1234567890, '%M %D, %Y');
+----------------------------------------+
| from_unixtime(1234567890, '%M %D, %Y') |
+----------------------------------------+
| February 13th, 2009                    |
+----------------------------------------+

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