# Get and display live updating current time

**URL:** <https://community.appfarm.io/t/get-and-display-live-updating-current-time/1808>\
**Category:** Ask the community\
**Created:** [April 23, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/get-and-display-live-updating-current-time/1808 "2025-04-23T10:22:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![habibftw](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.appfarm.io/habibftw/32/1593_2.png) [@habibftw](https://community.appfarm.io/u/habibftw)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/get-and-display-live-updating-current-time/1808/1 "2025-04-23T10:22:47Z")

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Hi guys

I’m trying to display the current time in a calendar-like interface, and I want the time to update live every minute or every 5 minutes, How can I achieve that?

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**Author:** ![kristian](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.appfarm.io/kristian/32/58_2.png) [@kristian](https://community.appfarm.io/u/kristian)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.appfarm.io/t/get-and-display-live-updating-current-time/1808/2 "2025-04-23T19:37:34Z")

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Hi!

You can use [Timers](https://docs.appfarm.io/appcademy/appfarm-professional/logic-and-flow/logical-concepts#timers) for that. For example a Timer triggering an action every minute, updating an app variable with the current timestamp.

/Kristian