World Time API

aid: worldtimeapi
name: World Time API
description: World Time API (timeapi.world) is a free REST API that provides current time, timezone information, UTC offset,
  DST status, and Unix epoch time for any timezone or IP address. Originally hosted at worldtimeapi.org (now sunset), the
  service continues as a source-available, drop-in compatible successor built on Cloudflare Workers with p99 latency under
  40ms. It supports 537 IANA timezones, IP-to-timezone conversion, and IP geolocation. The API returns JSON or plain-text
  responses and requires no authentication on the free tier.
type: Index
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/worldtimeapi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: 2026-06-13
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Time
- Timezone
- World Time
- UTC
- DST
- Daylight Saving Time
- IP Geolocation
- Unix Epoch
apis:
- aid: worldtimeapi:world-time-api
  name: World Time API
  description: REST API returning current local time, timezone details, UTC offset, DST status, Unix timestamp, and geolocation
    for any IANA timezone identifier or IPv4/IPv6 address. Responses are available in JSON and plain-text formats. No authentication
    required on the free tier; API keys available for paid and enterprise plans.
  humanURL: https://timeapi.world/
  baseURL: https://timeapi.world/api
  tags:
  - Time
  - Timezone
  - IP Geolocation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://timeapi.world/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://timeapi.world/schema
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://timeapi.world/pricing
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://timeapi.world/faq
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/sleeyax/world-time-api
  contact:
  - FN: sleeyax
    url: https://github.com/sleeyax
    X: https://x.com/sleeyax
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/worldtimeapi-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://timeapi.world/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://timeapi.world/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/sleeyax/world-time-api
- type: Blog
  url: https://dev.to/sleeyax/i-built-a-better-world-time-api-14mh
- type: Pricing
  url: https://timeapi.world/pricing
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/sleeyax
- type: Plans
  url: plans/worldtimeapi-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/worldtimeapi-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/worldtimeapi-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com