# GetHttpTimeString()

Gets the current time, in the Universal Time code (UTC).

```
GetHttpTimeString( date=datetime );
```

**Returns:** string

# Arguments

| Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|---------|
| date | datetime | No | A date-time value *Alias: datetime, date_time_object* |  |

# Examples

```cfml
writeDump(getHTTPTimeString(now()));
```







# Categories

[Date and time](../../categories/datetime.md)

# See Also

[DateTimeFormat()](datetimeformat.md), [Now()](now.md), [<cfheader>](../tags/header.md)