### Answer Yes, Retell AI provides system variables that give your agent access to the current time, which you can use to route calls between business hours and after-hours flows [(1) ]() . The platform offers these default system variables : -

{{current_time}}

- Current time in America/Los_Angeles (e.g., "Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11:46 PM PST") -

{{current_time_[timezone]}}

- Current time in a specified timezone, for example:

{{current_time_Australia/Sydney}}

-

{{current_hour}}

- Current hour as a fraction in America/Los_Angeles (e.g., "3.5") -

{{current_hour_[timezone]}}

- Current hour as a fraction in specified timezone For routing between 9-5 and after-hours flows, you can use these time variables in your Conversation Flow transition conditions . The

{{current_hour}}

variable is particularly useful for creating time-based routing logic . You can also use the Code Node to implement more complex time-based logic if needed [(2) ]() . The Code Node allows you to write custom JavaScript that can evaluate the current time and return values that determine which flow path to take .

​ To learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] Dynamic Variables](https://docs.retellai.com/build/dynamic-variables) [[2] Code Node](https://docs.retellai.com/build/conversation-flow/code-node) ​

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