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title: "one hour · RUAL Documentation"
description: "Returns one hour in seconds as a number."
canonical: https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/number/number_one_hour
language: en
---

# one hour

This block is part of the [`number`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/number) group and was last modified in core [`v10.4.28`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/100428).

Returns one hour in seconds as a number.

- number `number`

A typical wiring for [one hour](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/number/number_one_hour): the `number` out pin feeds [claim lock](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/locking/function_claim_lock_v2).

![Studio canvas example for the one hour block: typical wiring for one hour.](https://docs.rual.nl/canvas-examples/number_one_hour.png)

### Commonly used with

In production blueprints, this block is most often wired together with:

- [claim lock](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/locking/function_claim_lock_v2): this block feeds into it. Tries to claim a lock and returns if it was successful or not.

- [set cache ttl](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/redis/function_redis_cache_ttl): this block feeds into it. set the time to live in seconds.

- [request password forgot token](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/users/function_user_request_password_reset_token): this block feeds into it. Request a token to send to a user, so the user can change / reset his password with that token.

- [x](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/math/number_times): this block feeds into it. Multiplication operator produces the product of the operands.

### Version history

Introduced in [`v10.4.28`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/100428).