timeframe.period - Pine Script Variable

`timeframe.period`

Overview

A string representation of the script’s main timeframe or a requested timeframe, depending on how the script uses it. The variable’s value represents the timeframe of a requested dataset when used in the expression argument of a request.*() function call. Otherwise, its value represents the script’s main timeframe (timeframe.main_period), which equals either the timeframe argument of the indicator declaration statement or the chart’s timeframe.

Type

string

Qualifier

simple

Remarks

To always access the script’s main timeframe, even within another context, use the timeframe.main_period variable.