How to Get Unix Timestamp in JavaScript (Seconds vs Milliseconds)

Working with dates and timestamps in JavaScript can be slightly confusing because JS handles time in milliseconds, whereas standard Unix timestamps use seconds.

Here is a quick reference guide to handle both correctly.

Get Current Timestamp in Milliseconds

By default, JavaScript's Date.now() returns the current timestamp in milliseconds:const timestampMs = Date.now();

console.log(timestampMs); // Output: 1726053000000