# Question about using 'Now' variable in Push Notification in simple flow

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-using-now-variable-in-push-notification-in-simple-flow/85146>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Tags:** flow, homey-pro\
**Created:** [July 23, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-using-now-variable-in-push-notification-in-simple-flow/85146 "2023-07-23T21:05:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![TorT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tort/32/79845_2.png) [@TorT](https://community.homey.app/u/TorT)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-using-now-variable-in-push-notification-in-simple-flow/85146/1 "2023-07-23T21:05:20Z")

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I have a Homey Pro 2019 with amoth others a motion detector for which I have created a flow which triggers when motion is detected. It sends a Push Notification “Motion is detected!” to a specific user.

This works fine, but I need to add a timestamp string to the transmitted text, so it displays “Motion is detected at 2023.07.25 22.13.45”. Which type of a ‘Now’ variable can I use for Push Notification in a simple flow like this…?

Thanks for help on this

regards Tor

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**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-using-now-variable-in-push-notification-in-simple-flow/85146/2 "2023-07-23T21:25:31Z")

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First click on the card to show it on a timeline.

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Then click on the tag on the right side of the line and then choose Time.  
 ![SmartSelect_20230723_232314_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/7/c71b16e6d7df3a55eda188f4319923c3894868d9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TorT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tort/32/79845_2.png) [@TorT](https://community.homey.app/u/TorT)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/question-about-using-now-variable-in-push-notification-in-simple-flow/85146/3 "2023-07-25T19:22:07Z")

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This worked like a charm. Thanks a lot 🙂