---
category: Animation
---

# useTimestamp

Reactive current timestamp

## Usage

```ts
import { useTimestamp } from '@vueuse/core';

const timestamp = useTimestamp({ offset: 0 });
```

```ts
import { useTimestamp } from '@vueuse/core';
// ---cut---
const { timestamp, pause, resume } = useTimestamp({ controls: true });
```

## Component Usage

```vue
<template>
  <UseTimestamp v-slot="{ timestamp, pause, resume }">
    Current Time: {{ timestamp }}
    <button @click="pause()">Pause</button>
    <button @click="resume()">Resume</button>
  </UseTimestamp>
</template>
```

## Type Declarations

```ts
export interface UseTimestampOptions<Controls extends boolean> {
  /**
   * Expose more controls
   *
   * @default false
   */
  controls?: Controls;
  /**
   * Offset value adding to the value
   *
   * @default 0
   */
  offset?: number;
  /**
   * Update the timestamp immediately
   *
   * @default true
   */
  immediate?: boolean;
  /**
   * Update interval, or use requestAnimationFrame
   *
   * @default requestAnimationFrame
   */
  interval?: 'requestAnimationFrame' | number;
  /**
   * Callback on each update
   */
  callback?: (timestamp: number) => void;
}
/**
 * Reactive current timestamp.
 *
 * @see https://vueuse.org/useTimestamp
 * @param options
 */
export declare function useTimestamp(options?: UseTimestampOptions<false>): ShallowRef<number>;
export declare function useTimestamp(options: UseTimestampOptions<true>): {
  timestamp: ShallowRef<number>;
} & Pausable;
export type UseTimestampReturn = ReturnType<typeof useTimestamp>;
```