# Simple Custom Action

**URL:** <https://community.pickaxe.co/t/simple-custom-action/2123>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/simple-custom-action/2123 "2024-10-17T09:45:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/simple-custom-action/2123/3 "2024-10-17T22:15:14Z")

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Hi @landed , something like this?

> [@User Input - is there a variable to use within the Query](https://community.pickaxe.co/t/user-input-is-there-a-variable-to-use-within-the-query/503/6):
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> Hi @landed You can use a custom action and add a library for the date and time? Something like import os import datetime import pytz def current\_time\_and\_date(: str): """ Return the current time and date Args: (string): Envs: (string): """ # Insert your PYTHON code below. You can access environment variables using os.environ[]. # Currently, only the requests library is supported, but more libraries will be available soon. # Use print stat…

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