GET
/
v1
/
current_time
Current Time endpoint
curl --request GET \
  --url https://timezone.abstractapi.com/v1/current_time
{
    "datetime": "2023-06-21 19:40:49",
    "timezone_name": "British Summer Time",
    "timezone_location": "Europe/London",
    "timezone_abbreviation": "BST",
    "gmt_offset": 1,
    "is_dst": true,
    "requested_location": "Oxford,United Kingdom",
    "latitude": 51.7520131,
    "longitude": -1.2578499
}

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Getting started

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Base URL

https://timezone.abstractapi.com/v1/current_time

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Validation endpoint

https://timezone.abstractapi.com/v1/current_time
? api_key = YOUR_UNIQUE_API_KEY
& location = Oxford, United Kingdom
This was a successful request, and the details below are included in the response: 
{
    "datetime": "2023-06-21 19:40:49",
    "timezone_name": "British Summer Time",
    "timezone_location": "Europe/London",
    "timezone_abbreviation": "BST",
    "gmt_offset": 1,
    "is_dst": true,
    "requested_location": "Oxford,United Kingdom",
    "latitude": 51.7520131,
    "longitude": -1.2578499
}

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Request parameters

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api_key
String
required
Your unique API key. Note that each user has unique API keys for each of Abstract’s APIs, so your Time, Date, and Timezone API key will not work for as your User Avatar API, for example.
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location
String
required
The location to determine the current time and timezone of. This parameter accepts the location as a string (e.g., Los Angeles, CA), a longitude and latitude (e.g., -31.4173391,-64.183319) , or an IP address (e.g., 82.111.111.111)

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Response parameters

The API response is returned in a universal and lightweight JSON format.
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requested_location
String
The location from the request.
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longitude
Float
Decimal of the longitude found for the requested_location.
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latitude
Float
Decimal of the longitude found for the requested_location.
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datetime
String
The current date and time of the requested_location.
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timezone_name
String
Timezone’s name from the IANA Time Zone Database.
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timezone_location
String
Timezone’s location.
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timezone_abbreviation
String
Timezone’s abbreviation, also from the IANA Time Zone Database.
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gmt_offset
Integer
Timezone’s offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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is_dst
Boolean
True if the location is currently in Daylight Savings Time (DST).