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World Time API

Simple REST API for current time, time zone conversion, and UTC offsets. Built for developers who need reliable time data.

GET requests only

60 req/min rate limit

Response: JSON

CORS enabled

Endpoints

GET /api/:timezone GET /api/convert GET /api/timezones GET /api/offset/:timezone GET /api/now

GET /api/:timezone

Get the current time for any IANA timezone. Returns local time, UTC offset, and DST status.

# Example: Get time in New York
GET https://worldtimessync.com/api/America/New_York

                    // Response

                    {

                      "timezone": "America/New_York",

                      "datetime": "2026-06-29T14:35:22-04:00",

                      "utc": "2026-06-29T18:35:22Z",

                      "offset": "-04:00",

                      "offset_hours": -4,

                      "is_dst": true,

                      "abbreviation": "EDT",

                      "day_of_week": "Monday",

                      "day_of_year": 180

                    }

Try it:

GET /api/convert?from=<tz>&to=<tz>&time=<HH:MM>

Convert a specific time from one timezone to another. Useful for scheduling meetings across zones.

                    # Example: 9 AM London → Tokyo

                    GET https://worldtimessync.com/api/convert?from=Europe/London&to=Asia/Tokyo&time=09:00

                    // Response

                    {

                      "from": {"timezone": "Europe/London", "time": "09:00", "offset": "+01:00"},

                      "to": {"timezone": "Asia/Tokyo", "time": "17:00", "offset": "+09:00", "next_day": true},

                      "difference_hours": 8

                    }

Try it:

GET /api/timezones

List all supported IANA timezones. Optionally filter by region.

                    # All timezones

                    GET https://worldtimessync.com/api/timezones

                    # Filter by region

                    GET https://worldtimessync.com/api/timezones?region=Europe

Try it:

GET /api/offset/:timezone

Get just the UTC offset for a timezone. Lightweight endpoint for quick lookups.

                    GET https://worldtimessync.com/api/offset/America/New_York

                    // Response

                    {"timezone": "America/New_York", "offset": "-04:00", "offset_hours": -4}

GET /api/now

Get the current UTC time and Unix timestamp. Useful for clock synchronization.

                    GET https://worldtimessync.com/api/now

                    // Response

                    {"utc": "2026-06-29T18:35:22Z", "unix": 1782934522, "iso": "2026-06-29T18:35:22.123Z"}

Code Examples

JavaScript / TypeScript

async function getTime(tz) {

  const res = await fetch(`https://worldtimessync.com/api/${tz}`);

  const data = await res.json();

  console.log(data.datetime); // "2026-06-29T14:35:22-04:00"

}

getTime('Europe/Berlin');

Python

import requests

res = requests.get("https://worldtimessync.com/api/Asia/Tokyo")

data = res.json()

print(data["datetime"])  # 2026-06-29T23:35:22+09:00

cURL

curl -s "https://worldtimessync.com/api/America/Los_Angeles" | jq .