{"uid":"cap_170XSyRx3SNabkljj75d2","slug":"iana-timezone-utc-offset-lookup-dst-aware-f6d1bc47","name":"IANA Timezone UTC Offset Lookup (DST-Aware)","description":"Get the exact UTC offset of an IANA timezone at a given instant, DST-aware. Correctly handles fractional offsets such as India +05:30 and Nepal +05:45.","url":"https://api.agishub.com/paid/time-offset","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input","output"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method","bodyType","body"],"properties":{"body":{"type":"object","required":["timezone"],"properties":{"instant":{"type":"string","description":"ISO 8601 or natural language. Defaults to now."},"timezone":{"type":"string","description":"IANA timezone."}},"additionalProperties":false},"type":{"enum":["http"],"type":"string"},"method":{"enum":["POST"],"type":"string"},"bodyType":{"enum":["json"],"type":"string"}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type","example"],"properties":{"type":{"enum":["json"],"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_QVlcAsVX8KnKYwR6OBkbX","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns the exact UTC offset for a given IANA timezone at a specified instant, correctly handling DST transitions and fractional offsets like +05:30 and +05:45.","exampleAgentPrompt":"What is the exact UTC offset for the Asia/Kolkata timezone right now — I need to know if it's really +05:30 including any DST adjustments.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"DST-aware meeting scheduler","prompt":"I'm scheduling a call with someone in America/New_York on March 12 at 9am — what UTC offset should I use for that timezone on that exact date so I can convert it correctly?"},{"title":"Validate fractional offset for payment system","prompt":"Our payment system needs to stamp transactions with the correct UTC offset for Asia/Kathmandu — can you confirm the exact offset including minutes for that timezone?"},{"title":"Historical log timestamp normalization","prompt":"I have log entries from a server running on Pacific/Auckland time from July 4 last year — what was the UTC offset for that timezone on that date so I can normalize the timestamps?"}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object containing the exact UTC offset for the specified IANA timezone at the given instant, including the offset in hours and minutes (e.g. +05:30, +05:45, -04:00), correctly reflecting DST state at that moment.","failureModes":["Invalid or unrecognized IANA timezone name returns an error","Malformed ISO 8601 datetime string causes a parsing error","Timezone string is a common abbreviation (e.g. EST) rather than a valid IANA name and may be rejected or misinterpreted","Missing required timezone parameter returns a validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need the precise UTC offset for a timezone at a specific historical, current, or future instant — especially when DST transitions matter or when dealing with fractional-hour offsets like India (+05:30) or Nepal (+05:45). Prefer this over a general 'current time' endpoint when you only need the offset, not the full local time, and when working with datetime arithmetic or timestamp normalization.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T00:52:47.205Z","isFirstParty":false}