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  Edit this Doc Get System Time

Get the time on the device

Example Usage

String time = driver.getDeviceTime();

time = self.driver.device_time

time = self.driver.get_device_time()
time = self.driver.get_device_time("YYYY-MM-DD")

// webdriver.io example
let time = driver.getDeviceTime();

// wd example
let time = await driver.getDeviceTime();

# ruby_lib example
device_time

# ruby_lib_core example
@driver.device_time

string result = driver.DeviceTime;

Support

Appium Server

Platform Driver Platform Versions Appium Version Driver Version
iOS XCUITest 9.3+ 1.6.0+ All
UIAutomation 8.0 to 9.3 All All
Android Espresso ?+ 1.9.0+ All
UiAutomator2 ?+ 1.6.0+ All
UiAutomator 4.3+ All All
Mac Mac None None None
Windows Windows None None None

Appium Clients

Language Support Documentation
Java All appium.github.io
Python All appium.github.io
Javascript (WebdriverIO) All
Javascript (WD) All github.com
Ruby All www.rubydoc.info
C# All github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

GET /session/:session_id/appium/device/system_time

URL Parameters

name description
session_id ID of the session to route the command to

JSON Parameters

None

Response

Time on the device (string)

See Also