Time zone

Amazon Location Service Places APIs support time zone retrieval as an additional feature. When you include TimeZone in the AdditionalFeatures request parameter, the API response includes time zone information for the location, such as the IANA time zone name, UTC offset, and current offset (accounting for daylight saving time).

Benefits

The following are key benefits of using the time zone feature.

Accurate scheduling across regions

Coordinate events, deliveries, or services across multiple time zones by determining the exact local time for any location.

Localized user experiences

Display local times in travel, logistics, or e-commerce applications to provide users with contextually relevant information.

Compliance and record-keeping

Ensure that timestamps in billing, regulatory, and audit records reflect the correct local time for each transaction location.

Daylight saving time awareness

Account for daylight saving time transitions by using the current UTC offset, which reflects seasonal adjustments.

Supported APIs

The following Places APIs support the TimeZone additional feature.

• Geocode — Determine the time zone for a city or address. For more information, see How to geocode for the time zone of a city.

• Reverse Geocode — Identify the time zone for a set of coordinates. For more information, see How to reverse geocode for the time zone of a city.

• GetPlace — Retrieve time zone details for a specific PlaceId. For more information, see How to get the time zone for a PlaceId.

• SearchText — Include time zone data in text-based place search results.

• SearchNearby — Include time zone data in proximity-based search results.

• Suggest — Include time zone data in search suggestion results.