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# get\_current\_time()

Whenever a user would need to verify the current time used within Trader Workstation or to verify the connection with the application, users may call the `get_current_time()` function.

## Request Arguments

**`timeout`** `int32`

Duration to wait for the response until termination. Function-specific timeout default of 1 second.

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```python
app.get_current_time()
```

## Response Object

`get_current_time()` will return the current timestamp as an integer representing an epoch timestamp.

```python
1760478515
```