How to convert Unix timestamp to Datetime in Gleam

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    import gleam/time

    pub fn unix_to_date(unix_timestamp: Int) -> time.Time {
        let date = time.from_unix_time(unix_timestamp)
        date
    }

Output:

1998-12-29 02:41:59

Example only. There may be multiple ways to perform this operation.

Code Explanation

In this Gleam example, time.from_unix_time is used to convert the provided Unix timestamp (which represents the number of seconds since January 1, 1970) to a time.Time structure.
The time.Time structure contains details like year, month, day, hours, and minutes.
In this example, the Unix timestamp '914899319' would be transformed into '1998-12-29 02:41:59'

Convert Date to Unix timestamp in Gleam

Other useful Gleam date functions

Function	Description	Example
`time.now()`	Returns the current time as a `time.Time` type.	`time.now()` returns Time{2024, 9, 5, 14, 55, 0}
`time.from_unix_time(seconds)`	Converts a Unix timestamp to a `time.Time` structure.	`time.from_unix_time(1609459200)` returns Time{2021, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0}
`time.to_unix_time(time)`	Converts a `time.Time` structure to a Unix timestamp.	`time.to_unix_time(date)` returns 1609459200
`time.add_seconds(time, seconds)`	Adds a number of seconds to a `time.Time` structure.	`time.add_seconds(now, 3600)` adds 1 hour to the current time.
`time.diff_seconds(a, b)`	Calculates the difference in seconds between two `time.Time` structures.	`time.diff_seconds(time1, time2)` returns the difference in seconds between two times.

Current Unix Timestamp SECONDS SINCE JAN 01 1970

Current UTC Time

2025-08-21