# When file added?

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/when-file-added/11311>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 19, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/when-file-added/11311 "2021-05-19T20:32:32Z")\
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Is it possible for IPFS to return the timestamp or datetime of a file’s addition?  
Or I must log it alone?

The same for “ipfs name publish”.

Basically, ipfs keeps time of an action or not?

I need this for synchronization.

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