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today() returns the now() timestamp truncated to the day unit.

Function type signature
js
() => time

{{% caption %}} For more information, see Function type signatures. {{% /caption %}}

Examples

Return a timestamp representing today

js
option now = () => 2022-01-01T13:45:28Z

today()// Returns 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z

Query data from today

js
from(bucket: "example-bucket")
    |> range(start: today())