How to get the time zone for a PlaceId - Amazon Location Service
Potential use casesExamples

How to get the time zone for a PlaceId

The GetPlace API allows retrieval of contact information associated with a specific PlaceId, providing you with details such as phone numbers, time zones, and website URLs.

Potential use cases

  • Obtain additional time zone information for a saved PlaceId: Create a world clock with store PlaceId.

  • Retrieve time zone details for addresses from Autocomplete: Track daylight savings time for a PlaceId.

Examples

Sample request
https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/place/AQAAAFUAcrFHu947JATTY9gIGcfNlNVzD3UftkkI9ayJjtquaC7IquYz-_FFnJnzJSQ7JePd-sY0MSpA64V0w4aXLc-lB2fZLJKk6uoAMSgtwvwxzg1fvPxFM9zXsx77EaLXarl7F4gSPTyQ6fiEnj0b0ipOXpnOoIsP?additional-features=TimeZone&key=Your_Key
Sample response
{
    "PlaceId": "<Redacted>",
    "PlaceType": "PointOfInterest",
    "Title": "London Eye",
    "Address": {
        "Label": "London Eye, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7, United Kingdom",
        "Country": {
            "Code2": "GB",
            "Code3": "GBR",
            "Name": "United Kingdom"
        },
        "Region": {
            "Name": "England"
        },
        "SubRegion": {
            "Code": "LDN",
            "Name": "London"
        },
        "Locality": "London",
        "District": "Waterloo",
        "PostalCode": "SE1 7",
        "Street": "County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road",
        "StreetComponents": [
            {
                "BaseName": "County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road",
                "Language": "en-GB"
            }
        ]
    },
    "Position": [
        -0.11953,
        51.50336
    ],
    "Categories": [
        {
            "Id": "tourist_attraction",
            "Name": "Tourist Attraction",
            "LocalizedName": "Tourist Attraction",
            "Primary": true
        },
        {
            "Id": "landmark-attraction",
            "Name": "Landmark-Attraction",
            "LocalizedName": "Landmark-Attraction",
            "Primary": false
        },
        {
            "Id": "residential_area-building",
            "Name": "Residential Area-Building",
            "LocalizedName": "Residential Area/Building",
            "Primary": false
        }
    ],
    "TimeZone": {
        "Name": "Europe/London",
        "Offset": "+01:00",
        "OffsetSeconds": 3600
    }
}
cURL
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/place/AQAAAFUAcrFHu947JATTY9gIGcfNlNVzD3UftkkI9ayJjtquaC7IquYz-_FFnJnzJSQ7JePd-sY0MSpA64V0w4aXLc-lB2fZLJKk6uoAMSgtwvwxzg1fvPxFM9zXsx77EaLXarl7F4gSPTyQ6fiEnj0b0ipOXpnOoIsP?key=Your_Key&=TimeZone'
AWS CLI
export PLACEID=AQAAAFUAcrFHu947JATTY9gIGcfNlNVzD3UftkkI9ayJjtquaC7IquYz-_FFnJnzJSQ7JePd-sY0MSpA64V0w4aXLc-lB2fZLJKk6uoAMSgtwvwxzg1fvPxFM9zXsx77EaLXarl7F4gSPTyQ6fiEnj0b0ipOXpnOoIsP

aws geo-places get-place --key ${YourKey} \
--place-id ${PLACEID} \
--additional-features "TimeZone"