{
  "id": "fn-sys-timestamp_ms",
  "dataComponent": "sys",
  "heading": {
    "title": "timestamp_ms",
    "badges": [
      "System"
    ]
  },
  "synopsis": "Returns the current epoch time in milliseconds (as a 64-bit integer).",
  "codeBlocks": [
    "############################################\n# Example usage:\n############################################\n\n# 1) Call sys:timestamp_ms with no arguments.\nms = sys:timestamp_ms()\n\n# 2) Print or store the integer result.\nsput(ms)\n\n# The returned value is a 64-bit integer measuring\n# milliseconds since 1970-01-01.\n"
  ],
  "notes": [
    "sys:timestamp_ms() makes a synchronous call into the system clock and returns a 64-bit integer representing milliseconds since the Unix epoch (1970-01-01).",
    "No arguments are taken; if you pass any arguments, it raises an error.",
    "If you need finer granularity in microseconds, see sys:timestamp_micro()."
  ]
}
