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Time Zone Info API

Introduction

 

Our Time Zone Info API is a potent yet straightforward tool that provides in-depth active IANA time zone information, including daylight saving time adjustments if relevant. Additionally, it returns the current local time by default, and if given a UTC reference time, it automatically performs time zone conversion for you.

Get Started

This API is part of the IP Geolocation API Package and is available in free and paid plans. Please visit the IP Geolocation API Package package page for limits and pricing information.

Endpoints

IPv4 only API Endpoint

Use this endpoint to force API calls routed over the IPv4 network only

GET
https://api.bigdatacloud.net/data/timezone-info

Dual-Stack API Endpoint

This endpoint has native IPv6 support and backs the API calls routed over both IPv4 and IPv6 networks

GET
https://api-bdc.net/data/timezone-info

Request

Parameter
timeZoneId
Type
string
Required
Yes
Description
Time Zone name in IANA format, for example 'Australia/Sydney'
Parameter
utcReference
Type
integer (int64)
Required
Optional, default value: 0
Description
UTC reference in Unix Time Seconds format. When omitted or invalid, the current time is assumed
Parameter
key
Type
string
Required
Yes
Description
Your API key

Responses

200
Success

Sample Query

GET
https://api-bdc.net/data/timezone-info?timeZoneId=Australia/Sydney&key=[YOUR API KEY]

Schema

application/json
ianaTimeIdstring
Time Zone name in IANA format
displayNamestring
Display name
effectiveTimeZoneFullstring
Effective time zone full name (adjusted to the daylight saving status)
effectiveTimeZoneShortstring
Effective time zone short name (adjusted to the daylight saving status)
utcOffsetSecondsinteger
Effective offset from UTC time in seconds
utcOffsetstring
Effective offset from UTC time
isDaylightSavingTimeboolean
Indicates if the daylight saving is on
localTimestring
Local time in ISO 8601 format
utcTimestring
UTC time in ISO 8601 format. Omitted when utcReference parameter was not supplied, or invalid

Sample Response

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400
Bad request

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403
Access denied, or your quota limit has exceeded

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404
Found no valid entry for the request

Sample Response

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500
An error has occurred and did not complete your request. Please try again

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