---
title: parseToTimestamp
description: |
  Returns a timestamp parsed from a date/time string with an optional format specification and time zone override. See [`parseTimestamp`](./parsetimestamp.md) for details.
url: https://coralogix.com/docs/dataprime/language-reference/functions-reference/time/parsetotimestamp/
product: dataengine
feature: DataPrime Language
feature_id: dataprime-language
feature_identifier: dataengine/dataprime-language
last_updated: '2026-10-21'
---

# `parseToTimestamp`

Warning

`parseToTimestamp` is deprecated.

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Use [\`parseTimestamp\`](https://coralogix.com/docs/dataprime/language-reference/functions-reference/time/parsetimestamp.md) instead.

## Description

Returns a timestamp parsed from a date/time string with an optional format specification and time zone override. See [\`parseTimestamp\`](https://coralogix.com/docs/dataprime/language-reference/functions-reference/time/parsetimestamp.md) for details.

## Syntax

Like many functions in DataPrime, `parseToTimestamp` supports<!-- --> [two notations](https://coralogix.com/docs/dataprime/language-reference/functions-reference.md),<!-- --> **function** and **method**. These interchangeable forms allow flexibility in how you structure expressions.

* Function notation
* Method notation

```
parseToTimestamp(string: string, format?: string, tz?: string): timestamp
```

```
(string: string).parseToTimestamp(format?: string, tz?: string): timestamp
```

## Arguments

| Name     | Type     | Required  | Description                                        |
| -------- | -------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `string` | `string` | **true**  | The date/time string to parse                      |
| `format` | `string` | **false** | The format of the input string. Defaults to `auto` |
| `tz`     | `string` | **false** | A valid time zone string                           |