---
title: start_time
framework: endpointsecurity
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: endpointsecurity/es_process_t/start_time
---

# start_time

The time the process started.

## Declaration

```swift
var start_time: timeval
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value represents the time that a fork call created the process. This field is only available if the message version is 3 or greater.

## See Also

### Inspecting the Source Process

- [audit_token](endpointsecurity/es_process_t/audit_token.md)
- [executable](endpointsecurity/es_process_t/executable.md)
- [is_es_client](endpointsecurity/es_process_t/is_es_client.md)
- [is_platform_binary](endpointsecurity/es_process_t/is_platform_binary.md)