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# time\_frame\_end

**Syntax**

```programlisting
time_frame_end(<time frame>)
```

**Description**

The `time_frame_end()` function returns the timestamp object for the string representation of the end of the time frame configured for the query in the format MMM dd YYYY HH:flag\_mm:ss, such as Jun 8th 2022 15:20:06. You can configure the time frame using the config [timeframe](/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/cortex-xdr-xql/stages/config/timeframe.md) function, where the range can be relative or exact.

If the time frame is relative, for example last 24H, the function returns the [current\_time](/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/cortex-xdr-xql/functions/current_time.md). This function is useful when the query uses a custom time frame whose end time is in the past.

**Example 1 - Relative Time**

For the last 5 days from when the query is sent, returns a maximum of 100 `xdr_data` records with the events of the \_time field with a new field called "x". The "x" field lists the final timestamp at the end of 5 days from when the query was sent for the events in descending order. For more information on this relative timeframe range, see the config [timeframe](/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/cortex-xdr-xql/stages/config/timeframe.md) function.

```programlisting
config timeframe = 5d
| dataset = xdr_data
| alter x = time_frame_end()
| fields x
| sort desc x
```

**Example 2 - Relative Time**

For the last 5 days from when the query is run until now, returns a maximum of 100 xdr\_data records with the events of the \_time field with a new field called "x". The "x" field lists the final timestamp at the end of 5 days from when the query runs for the events in descending order. For more information on this relative time frame range, see the config [timeframe](/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/cortex-xdr-xql/stages/config/timeframe.md) function.

```programlisting
config timeframe = between "5d" and "now"
| dataset = xdr_data
| alter x = time_frame_end()
| fields x
| sort desc
```


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