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## serverTimestamp() function

Returns a sentinel used with [setDoc()](./firestore_lite.setdoc.md) or [updateDoc()](./firestore_lite.updatedoc.md) to include a server-generated timestamp in the written data.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function serverTimestamp(): FieldValue;
```
<b>Returns:</b>

[FieldValue](./firestore_lite.fieldvalue.md)