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Timestamp Guide

for Confluence

Use Timestamp to add precise dates, local time conversion, countdowns, count-ups, and ISO timestamps to Confluence Cloud pages.

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Timestamp for Confluence date and timezone configuration

Installation

  1. Go to Timestamp on Atlassian Marketplace.
  2. Click Try it free and follow the Atlassian installation flow.
  3. After installation, open a Confluence page where you want to add a timestamp.

Insert the Timestamp macro

  1. Edit a Confluence page.
  2. Type /timestamp or /now, then press Enter.
  3. Click the Timestamp macro placeholder to open the configuration panel.
  4. Enter a date, time, timezone, or natural-language value.
  5. Click Save, or press Ctrl+Enter on Windows or Command+Enter on Mac.
Timestamp macro configuration in Confluence

Natural language dates

Timestamp understands plain inputs like now in Sydney, 10:30am Dubai, and tomorrow 2pm London.

Use natural language when you want to create a readable Confluence timestamp without manually choosing every field first.

Timestamp natural language input now in Sydney

Multiple date, time, and timezone formats

Timestamp supports full dates, precise times, city names, IANA timezone names, and ISO 8601 timestamps.

Use the parsed preview to confirm the date, time, and timezone before saving the macro.

Timestamp date and timezone format example
Timestamp parsed date and timezone preview
Timestamp time format options
Timestamp timezone selection options

Timezone conversion

Add the source timezone when the original time matters, such as a release deadline, incident review, team meeting, or customer handoff.

Timestamp can show the configured source time and the equivalent time in each viewer's local timezone, so readers do not need to calculate offsets manually.

Countdowns and count ups

Use countdowns for upcoming deadlines, launches, review windows, and meetings.

Use count-ups for elapsed time, published dates, incident age, or anything that should read as time since an event.

Timestamp countdown and count-up display options

Copy an ISO timestamp

Click a saved timestamp on the page to copy its full ISO 8601 value to the clipboard.

After the click, Timestamp shows a short "Copied!" confirmation on the timestamp, so readers know the copy action worked.

Use ISO timestamps when you need an unambiguous date for logs, tickets, API payloads, audits, or cross-system references.

Timestamp copied confirmation after clicking a timestamp to copy its ISO value

Comprehensive built-in help

Timestamp shows supported input examples inside the macro configuration panel.

Use the built-in help when you need a quick reminder for current time, full dates, time-only values, city names, timezone names, ISO timestamps, or regional date formats.

Timestamp built-in help with supported date and timezone examples

Troubleshooting

  • If the displayed time is unexpected, check the source timezone and whether local viewer timezone display is enabled.
  • If a natural-language value is ambiguous, use a more explicit date, time, and timezone.
  • If a countdown or count-up looks static, reload the Confluence page and confirm the macro is published rather than still being edited.
  • If keyboard save does not work, use the Save button in the macro configuration panel.

FAQ

Can Confluence show timezone-aware timestamps?

Confluence Cloud has a built-in date macro, but Timestamp adds precise times, timezone conversion, countdowns, count-ups, and ISO copy support.

Can Timestamp show each reader their local time?

Yes. Timestamp can display the source time and the equivalent time in the viewer's local timezone.

Can I create countdowns in Confluence?

Yes. Timestamp can show countdowns for future dates and count-ups for elapsed time after an event.

Does Timestamp support ISO 8601?

Yes. Timestamp accepts ISO 8601 input and lets readers copy the saved timestamp in ISO format.