Timezone Lookup API

Overview

To use Timezone Lookup, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/timezonelookup

Example

How to call the Timezone Lookup API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/timezonelookup?city=Harare" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/timezonelookup?city=Harare', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/timezonelookup?city=Harare', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/timezonelookup?city=Harare", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "timezone": "Africa/Harare",
    "timezone_offset": 120,
    "date": "2025-12-17",
    "time": "00:30",
    "time24": "00:30:23",
    "time12": "12:30:23 AM",
    "day": "Wednesday",
    "month": "December",
    "year": "2025",
    "unix": "1765924223",
    "dst": false,
    "dst_start": "2025-12-17 00:30:23",
    "dst_end": "2025-12-17 00:30:23",
    "dst_name": "CAT"
  }
}

Authentication

The Timezone Lookup API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Timezone Lookup API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The Timezone Lookup API supports multiple query options. Use one of the following:

Response

The Timezone Lookup API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <timezone>Africa/Harare</timezone>
    <timezone_offset>120</timezone_offset>
    <date>2025-12-17</date>
    <time>00:30</time>
    <time24>00:30:23</time24>
    <time12>12:30:23 AM</time12>
    <day>Wednesday</day>
    <month>December</month>
    <year>2025</year>
    <unix>1765924223</unix>
    <dst>false</dst>
    <dst_start>2025-12-17 00:30:23</dst_start>
    <dst_end>2025-12-17 00:30:23</dst_end>
    <dst_name>CAT</dst_name>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  timezone: Africa/Harare
  timezone_offset: 120
  date: '2025-12-17'
  time: '00:30'
  time24: '00:30:23'
  time12: 12:30:23 AM
  day: Wednesday
  month: December
  year: '2025'
  unix: '1765924223'
  dst: false
  dst_start: '2025-12-17 00:30:23'
  dst_end: '2025-12-17 00:30:23'
  dst_name: CAT

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Timezone Lookup through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the timezone lookup data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  timezonelookup(
    input: {
      city: "Harare"
    }
  ) {
    timezone
    timezone_offset
    date
    time
    time24
    time12
    day
    month
    year
    unix
    dst
    dst_start
    dst_end
    dst_name
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Timezone Lookup API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Timezone Lookup requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Timezone Lookup API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Timezone Lookup

Official Timezone Lookup packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Timezone Lookup works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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