Convert

Convert a timestamp between formats and time zones

POST/v1/convert/timestamp/{from_format}/to/{to_format}

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Converts a timestamp between epoch and ISO 8601 and between time zones. Use input format auto to have the format detected, and send the value now for the current time.

Parameters

Name Type Required Description
from_format one of: auto, epoch, iso yes
to_format one of: epoch, iso yes

Request body

Name Type Required Description
value string yes The timestamp value to convert (or 'now' for current time)
from_format string no Input format: 'epoch', 'iso', or 'now' (auto-detected if omitted)
to_format string no Output format: 'epoch' or 'iso' (inferred if omitted)
tz string no Output timezone (e.g., 'UTC', 'Europe/Lisbon', 'US/Eastern') (default "UTC")
from_tz string no Source timezone for ISO input (enables tz-to-tz conversion)

Example request

A request body that works, as JSON.

{
  "value": "2026-03-13T09:00:00Z",
  "tz": "UTC"
}

Response

The fields inside data of a successful response.

Name Type Required Description
original string yes Original input value
converted string yes Converted timestamp value
from_format string yes Detected or specified input format
to_format string yes Output format used
timezone string yes Timezone used for conversion
from_timezone string no Source timezone (when tz-to-tz conversion was used)

Example response

A real answer from the operation, as JSON. The fields in the table above are inside data.

{
  "data": {
    "original": "2026-03-13T09:00:00Z",
    "converted": "1773392400",
    "from_format": "iso",
    "to_format": "epoch",
    "timezone": "UTC",
    "from_timezone": null
  },
  "errors": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "d42ba581-0cea-4002-9228-076af119c7a1",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-27T07:19:42.011970Z",
    "version": "2026-03-26"
  },
  "pagination": null
}

Responses

Status When it happens
200 Successful Response
400 The body respects the operation schema, but the use case rejected it. Each problem is one ApiError entry
413 The request is larger than the request size limit of the API allows
422 The body does not respect the operation schema. Each problem is one ApiError entry with the code validation_error
500 Something failed inside the server and was not an input problem. The same envelope, errors may be empty