ingestion_time()

Learn how to use the ingestion_time() function to return the approximate time of the data’s ingestion.

Returns the approximate datetime in UTC format indicating when the current record was ingested.

This function must be used in the context of a table or a materialized view. Otherwise, this function produces null values.

If IngestionTime policy was not enabled when the data was ingested, the function returns null values.

Retrieves the datetime when the record was ingested and ready for query.

Syntax

ingestion_time()

Returns

A datetime value specifying the approximate time of ingestion into a table.

Example

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