World Time API · Example Payload

Timezone Lookup

Request the current time for a specific IANA timezone identifier.

TimeTimezoneWorld TimeUTCDSTDaylight Saving TimeIP GeolocationUnix Epoch

Timezone Lookup is an example object payload from World Time API, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

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Example Payload

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{
  "title": "Timezone Lookup Example",
  "description": "Request the current time for a specific IANA timezone identifier.",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://public.timeapi.world/api/timezone/America/Chicago",
    "headers": {}
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "headers": {
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    "body": {
      "abbreviation": "CDT",
      "datetime": "2025-07-31T11:05:04.562-05:00",
      "day_of_week": 4,
      "day_of_year": 212,
      "dst": true,
      "dst_from": "2025-03-09T08:00:00+00:00",
      "dst_offset": 3600,
      "dst_until": "2025-11-02T07:00:00+00:00",
      "raw_offset": -21600,
      "timezone": "America/Chicago",
      "unixtime": 1753977904,
      "utc_datetime": "2025-07-31T16:05:04.562+00:00",
      "utc_offset": "-05:00",
      "week_number": 31,
      "client_ip": "127.0.0.1"
    }
  }
}