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Random Timestamp Generator

Unix timestamps in any date range

By Guga — BrowserTools maintainer, Tbilisi, Georgia Updated 2026-09-15
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What is Random Timestamp Generator?

Two date fields set the window — 2000-01-01 to 2026-01-01 by default — and both are parsed at midnight UTC, which matters: the boundaries are the same instant regardless of where the browser is running, so a batch generated in two different time zones still lands inside the window you asked for. The Unit dropdown switches between whole seconds and milliseconds, and the seconds form simply truncates the underlying millisecond value, so a row in seconds is always consistent with the millisecond row that shares its prefix. Count runs from 1 to 500. Like the coordinate and date generators, this page fills the window with Math.random, which suits fixture data and would not suit anything that must be unpredictable to an observer.

Create random Unix timestamps (seconds or milliseconds) between two dates. Perfect for seeding databases, testing APIs and simulating event streams.

Private Random Timestamp Generator In Your Browser

Random Timestamp Generator is processed locally with client-side JavaScript. Your files never touch a server, and there is no queue to wait in.

Step-by-Step

How to use Random Timestamp Generator

1

Enter two dates as YYYY-MM-DD in From date and To date.

2

Choose a Unit: Seconds or Milliseconds.

3

Ask for up to 500 timestamps.

4

Roll the window; the output is one integer per line in the unit you selected.

Key Capabilities
  • Window boundaries parsed at midnight UTC, so results do not shift with the viewer's time zone.
  • Seconds or milliseconds output from the same draw, with seconds truncated rather than rounded.
  • Batch sizes from 1 to 500 timestamps per run.
  • Reversed date bounds are sorted automatically before the draw.
Common Use Cases
  • A backend developer seeds a events table with five hundred timestamps between two dates to test a time-window query.
  • An API tester replays a request log whose created_at fields are epoch seconds rather than ISO strings.
  • A data engineer generates a burst of millisecond timestamps to see how a chart handles events in the same second.
Clear Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do the seconds and milliseconds values not line up exactly?
Each row is an independent draw, so the two outputs are separate samples rather than two views of the same set. Convert a seconds value to milliseconds by multiplying by 1,000 to compare them.
Does this handle dates before 1970?
Yes, they parse normally and produce negative timestamps, which is the correct Unix representation of pre-epoch instants. Check that whatever consumes them is as tolerant as you are.
Why not use a cryptographic source here?
Timestamps are not secrets. Math.random is fast enough that a 500-row batch is instant, and nothing about fixture data needs unpredictability beyond casual variety.