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## toDuration variable
### toDuration variable
Signature
```typescript
toDuration: (input?: string | number | DateTimeDuration | undefined, unit?: "year" | "years" | "y" | "month" | "months" | "M" | "week" | "weeks" | "w" | "day" | "days" | "d" | "hour" | "hours" | "h" | "minute" | "minutes" | "m" | "second" | "seconds" | "s" | "millisecond" | "milliseconds" | "ms" | "quarter" | "quarters" | "Q" | undefined) => DateTimeDuration
```
Import
```typescript
import { toDuration } from '@grafana/data';
```