---
type: "fhirpath-function"
title: "FHIRPath Function: today"
function: "today"
category: "Utility functions"
section: "5.10.3.3"
source: "fhirpath/functions.json"
---
# FHIRPath Function: today
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## Summary
- **Category**: Utility functions
- **Section**: `5.10.3.3`
- **Return Type**: `Date`
- **Empty Input Result**: `empty`
- **Errors on Multiple Input**: `false`
## Description
Returns the current date.
## Arguments
- none
## Type Mapping
- `Any-Date`
## Example
```fhirpath
today() // returns the current date
```