# llGetInventoryAcquireTime

*LSL function*

```lsl
string string llGetInventoryAcquireTime(string item);
```

- `string item`: Name of the item in the prim's inventory.

- Returns: `string`
- Energy: 10

Returns a [string](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/string) with the timestamp that the item was added to the prim's inventory.

The time is in the UTC time zone in the format "YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ"

Appears to be accurate to seconds.

```lsl title="How to use" frame="terminal"
string result = llGetInventoryAcquireTime("");
```

## Caveats

- This function currently returns an ISO timestamp that is missing milliseconds. It is recommended that you code your applications in preparation of millisecond support being added at a later date.
- Using [llListSort](/functions/llListSort/) to sort a list of timestamps that both include and exclude milliseconds will have undesired results. ".000000" will first have to be inserted into timestamps missing milliseconds.
- Changing the contents of a script or notecard (or recompiling a script) does not change its acquire time.

## Examples

<details open>
<summary>If there is no other item in the inventory, you get the timestamp from the script itself.</summary>

```lsl
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llSay(0, "Hello, Avatar!");
    }

    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        string item = llGetInventoryName(INVENTORY_ALL, 0); // 0 means the first item in prim's inventory.
        string timestamp = llGetInventoryAcquireTime(item);

        llSay(0, "Timestamp for: " + item + " - " + timestamp); // output
    }
}
```

</details>

## See also

### Functions

- [llGetTimestamp](/functions/llGetTimestamp/) — Returns the current timestamp using the same format
- [llGetInventoryCreator](/functions/llGetInventoryCreator/) — Returns the inventory item's creator
- [llGetInventoryName](/functions/llGetInventoryName/) — Returns the inventory item's name
- [llGetInventoryType](/functions/llGetInventoryType/) — Tests to see if an inventory item exists and returns its type
- [llGetInventoryNumber](/functions/llGetInventoryNumber/) — Returns the number of items of a specific type in inventory
- [llGetInventoryPermMask](/functions/llGetInventoryPermMask/) — Returns the inventory item's permissions
- [llGetInventoryKey](/functions/llGetInventoryKey/) — Returns the inventory item's [UUID](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/UUID) (if full perm)

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*Source: [LlGetInventoryAcquireTime](https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/LlGetInventoryAcquireTime) on the Second Life Wiki. Content from the Second Life Wiki articles LlGetInventoryAcquireTime (revision 1216744, 2024-05-29) and Template:LSL Function/inventory (revision 1191151, 2014-06-07), CC BY-SA 3.0.*

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