{
  "title": "Time zone converter",
  "human_url": "https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter/",
  "agent_url": "https://happytails.ai/agents/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter/",
  "language": "en",
  "markdown_url": "https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter.md",
  "content": "Time zone converter\nIANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity.\nUseful next steps\nUnix timestamp converter\nSeconds versus milliseconds, UTC/local zones and explicit out-of-range handling.\nTime duration\nStart/end times, crossing midnight, breaks, decimal hours and explicit timezone handling.\nDate difference\nInclusive/exclusive counting, leap years, calendar dates versus elapsed time.\nHow to use Time zone converter\nEnter your text in the input field.\nThe result updates as you type. Adjust the available settings if needed.\nReview the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.\nWorking with time zone converter\nDate calculations can depend on calendar rules, time zones and whether endpoints are included. A duration in hours is different from a number of calendar days when daylight-saving changes occur.\nCommon questions\nAre all days exactly 24 hours long?\nElapsed time across a daylight-saving transition can differ from a simple calendar-day count. Use the measure relevant to your schedule.\nWhy can the same timestamp show different dates?\nA timestamp represents an instant, while a calendar date is interpreted in a time zone. Near midnight, the same instant can fall on different local dates.\nContinue your workflow:\nUnix timestamp converter\n,\nTime duration\n,\nDate difference\n.",
  "content_format": "text/plain",
  "visibility": "public",
  "links": [
    {
      "name": "Unix timestamp converter Seconds versus milliseconds, UTC/local zones and explicit out-of-range handling.",
      "url": "https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/unix-timestamp-converter/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Time duration Start/end times, crossing midnight, breaks, decimal hours and explicit timezone handling.",
      "url": "https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-duration/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Date difference Inclusive/exclusive counting, leap years, calendar dates versus elapsed time.",
      "url": "https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/date-difference/"
    }
  ],
  "tool": {
    "id": "time-zone-converter",
    "category": "date-time-tools",
    "built": true,
    "requirements": "IANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity; compare working hours.",
    "implementation": {
      "fields": [
        {
          "key": "zone",
          "label": "Destination IANA timezone",
          "value": "America/New_York",
          "type": "text"
        }
      ],
      "note": "Use an explicit source offset to avoid ambiguous daylight-saving times.",
      "experience": {
        "automatic": true,
        "single": false,
        "label": "Your text",
        "placeholder": "Hello world!",
        "help": "Change the input or settings to update your result. Results update as you type. Up to 1,000,000 characters.",
        "action": null
      },
      "mode": "automatic",
      "interactive": false
    },
    "execution": "POST /api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter/run",
    "api": {
      "id": "time-zone-converter",
      "name": "Time zone converter",
      "category": "date-time-tools",
      "description": "IANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity.",
      "notes": "Use an explicit source offset to avoid ambiguous daylight-saving times.",
      "human_path": "/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter/",
      "method": "POST",
      "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter/run",
      "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter",
      "input_schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "input": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 1000000,
            "default": "",
            "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
          },
          "options": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "zone": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Destination IANA timezone",
                "default": "America/New_York"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "output_schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "tool",
          "result"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "tool": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "result": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "text",
              "files"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "text": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ]
              },
              "data": {
                "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
              },
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "files": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "required": [
                    "name",
                    "mime",
                    "bytes",
                    "base64"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "name": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "mime": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "bytes": {
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "base64": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "contentEncoding": "base64"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
      "limits": {
        "request_bytes": 8388608,
        "input_characters": 1000000,
        "files_bytes": 5242880,
        "max_files": 0,
        "timeout_seconds": 12
      }
    },
    "agent_processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
    "browser_agent": {
      "supported": true,
      "name": "run_current_tool",
      "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
      "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
    }
  },
  "markdown": "# Time zone converter\n\n- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter/\n- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter.md\n- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter/index.json\n- Visibility: public\n\n## Tool capabilities\n\n| Property | Value |\n| --- | --- |\n| Tool ID | `time-zone-converter` |\n| Category | date-time-tools |\n| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |\n| Browser execution | Automatic updates after valid input or file selection. |\n| Browser processing | Browser; see tool notes for network behavior. |\n| HTTP API | /api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter/run |\n| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |\n\n### Implementation notes\n\nUse an explicit source offset to avoid ambiguous daylight-saving times.\n\n### Inputs and settings\n\nText input: Your text.\n\nExample or placeholder shown in the interface (not a validated fixture):\n\n```text\nHello world!\n```\n\nChange the input or settings to update your result. Results update as you type. Up to 1,000,000 characters.\n\n| Setting | Meaning | Control type | Default | Constraints |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| `zone` | Destination IANA timezone | text | \"America/New_York\" |  |\n\n### HTTP contract\n\nAPI calls process supplied data on the server. The website origin is `https://happytails.ai`. Server API hosting is not connected on the public website yet. Use your local server origin to test these requests.\n\n```http\nPOST https://happytails.ai/api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter/run\nContent-Type: application/json\n```\n\n[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/time-zone-converter.md) · [Shared API guide](https://happytails.ai/en/api.md)\n\n#### Limits\n\n| Limit | Value |\n| --- | --- |\n| request_bytes | 8388608 |\n| input_characters | 1000000 |\n| files_bytes | 5242880 |\n| max_files | 0 |\n| timeout_seconds | 12 |\n\n#### Complete input schema\n\n```json\n{\n  \"type\": \"object\",\n  \"additionalProperties\": false,\n  \"properties\": {\n    \"input\": {\n      \"type\": \"string\",\n      \"maxLength\": 1000000,\n      \"default\": \"\",\n      \"description\": \"Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented.\"\n    },\n    \"options\": {\n      \"type\": \"object\",\n      \"additionalProperties\": false,\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"zone\": {\n          \"type\": \"string\",\n          \"description\": \"Destination IANA timezone\",\n          \"default\": \"America/New_York\"\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\n#### Complete output schema\n\n```json\n{\n  \"type\": \"object\",\n  \"required\": [\n    \"tool\",\n    \"result\"\n  ],\n  \"properties\": {\n    \"tool\": {\n      \"type\": \"string\"\n    },\n    \"result\": {\n      \"type\": \"object\",\n      \"required\": [\n        \"text\",\n        \"files\"\n      ],\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"text\": {\n          \"type\": [\n            \"string\",\n            \"null\"\n          ]\n        },\n        \"data\": {\n          \"description\": \"Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON.\"\n        },\n        \"name\": {\n          \"type\": \"string\"\n        },\n        \"mime\": {\n          \"type\": \"string\"\n        },\n        \"files\": {\n          \"type\": \"array\",\n          \"items\": {\n            \"type\": \"object\",\n            \"required\": [\n              \"name\",\n              \"mime\",\n              \"bytes\",\n              \"base64\"\n            ],\n            \"properties\": {\n              \"name\": {\n                \"type\": \"string\"\n              },\n              \"mime\": {\n                \"type\": \"string\"\n              },\n              \"bytes\": {\n                \"type\": \"integer\"\n              },\n              \"base64\": {\n                \"type\": \"string\",\n                \"contentEncoding\": \"base64\"\n              }\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}\n```\n\n#### Error and retry handling\n\nFailures return a non-200 status and `error.code` plus `error.message`. Correct invalid input before retrying; retry server-busy responses with bounded backoff. Returned files contain Base64 data, not persistent download URLs. Decode and inspect the output before treating conversion as successful. See the shared API guide for the complete status and timeout rules.\n\n### Browser-agent workflow\n\n1. Open the human page in a browser that supports WebMCP.\n2. Discover the interface exposed by that page; use its actual schema.\n3. Select files on the page first when the tool requires files.\n4. Call `run_current_tool` with valid input and settings.\n5. Inspect the returned result or error and the displayed output. Retrieve files from the displayed download links.\n\nCalls do not automatically copy or download results. Browser permissions still apply. Interface availability alone is not proof of successful execution.\n\n### Planning specification\n\nIANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity; compare working hours.\n\nThis describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.\n\n### Complete machine-readable capability record\n\n```json\n{\n  \"id\": \"time-zone-converter\",\n  \"category\": \"date-time-tools\",\n  \"built\": true,\n  \"requirements\": \"IANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity; compare working hours.\",\n  \"implementation\": {\n    \"fields\": [\n      {\n        \"key\": \"zone\",\n        \"label\": \"Destination IANA timezone\",\n        \"value\": \"America/New_York\",\n        \"type\": \"text\"\n      }\n    ],\n    \"note\": \"Use an explicit source offset to avoid ambiguous daylight-saving times.\",\n    \"experience\": {\n      \"automatic\": true,\n      \"single\": false,\n      \"label\": \"Your text\",\n      \"placeholder\": \"Hello world!\",\n      \"help\": \"Change the input or settings to update your result. Results update as you type. Up to 1,000,000 characters.\",\n      \"action\": null\n    },\n    \"mode\": \"automatic\",\n    \"interactive\": false\n  },\n  \"execution\": \"POST /api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter/run\",\n  \"api\": {\n    \"id\": \"time-zone-converter\",\n    \"name\": \"Time zone converter\",\n    \"category\": \"date-time-tools\",\n    \"description\": \"IANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity.\",\n    \"notes\": \"Use an explicit source offset to avoid ambiguous daylight-saving times.\",\n    \"human_path\": \"/en/date-time-tools/time-zone-converter/\",\n    \"method\": \"POST\",\n    \"endpoint\": \"/api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter/run\",\n    \"schema_url\": \"/api/v1/tools/time-zone-converter\",\n    \"input_schema\": {\n      \"type\": \"object\",\n      \"additionalProperties\": false,\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"input\": {\n          \"type\": \"string\",\n          \"maxLength\": 1000000,\n          \"default\": \"\",\n          \"description\": \"Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented.\"\n        },\n        \"options\": {\n          \"type\": \"object\",\n          \"additionalProperties\": false,\n          \"properties\": {\n            \"zone\": {\n              \"type\": \"string\",\n              \"description\": \"Destination IANA timezone\",\n              \"default\": \"America/New_York\"\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    },\n    \"output_schema\": {\n      \"type\": \"object\",\n      \"required\": [\n        \"tool\",\n        \"result\"\n      ],\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"tool\": {\n          \"type\": \"string\"\n        },\n        \"result\": {\n          \"type\": \"object\",\n          \"required\": [\n            \"text\",\n            \"files\"\n          ],\n          \"properties\": {\n            \"text\": {\n              \"type\": [\n                \"string\",\n                \"null\"\n              ]\n            },\n            \"data\": {\n              \"description\": \"Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON.\"\n            },\n            \"name\": {\n              \"type\": \"string\"\n            },\n            \"mime\": {\n              \"type\": \"string\"\n            },\n            \"files\": {\n              \"type\": \"array\",\n              \"items\": {\n                \"type\": \"object\",\n                \"required\": [\n                  \"name\",\n                  \"mime\",\n                  \"bytes\",\n                  \"base64\"\n                ],\n                \"properties\": {\n                  \"name\": {\n                    \"type\": \"string\"\n                  },\n                  \"mime\": {\n                    \"type\": \"string\"\n                  },\n                  \"bytes\": {\n                    \"type\": \"integer\"\n                  },\n                  \"base64\": {\n                    \"type\": \"string\",\n                    \"contentEncoding\": \"base64\"\n                  }\n                }\n              }\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    },\n    \"processing\": \"Server; same transformation code as browser tools\",\n    \"limits\": {\n      \"request_bytes\": 8388608,\n      \"input_characters\": 1000000,\n      \"files_bytes\": 5242880,\n      \"max_files\": 0,\n      \"timeout_seconds\": 12\n    }\n  },\n  \"agent_processing\": \"Server; same transformation code as browser tools\",\n  \"browser_agent\": {\n    \"supported\": true,\n    \"name\": \"run_current_tool\",\n    \"discovery\": \"WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser\",\n    \"verification\": \"See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification\"\n  }\n}\n```\n\n## Page guide\n\nIANA zones, date selection and DST ambiguity.\n\n## Useful next steps\n\n- [Unix timestamp converter](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/unix-timestamp-converter/): Seconds versus milliseconds, UTC/local zones and explicit out-of-range handling. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/unix-timestamp-converter.md))\n\n- [Time duration](https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-duration/): Start/end times, crossing midnight, breaks, decimal hours and explicit timezone handling. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-duration.md))\n\n- [Date difference](https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/date-difference/): Inclusive/exclusive counting, leap years, calendar dates versus elapsed time. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/date-difference.md))\n\n## How to use Time zone converter\n\n1. Enter your text in the input field.\n2. The result updates as you type. Adjust the available settings if needed.\n3. Review the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.\n\n## Working with time zone converter\n\nDate calculations can depend on calendar rules, time zones and whether endpoints are included. A duration in hours is different from a number of calendar days when daylight-saving changes occur.\n\n## Common questions\n\n### Are all days exactly 24 hours long?\n\nElapsed time across a daylight-saving transition can differ from a simple calendar-day count. Use the measure relevant to your schedule.\n\n### Why can the same timestamp show different dates?\n\nA timestamp represents an instant, while a calendar date is interpreted in a time zone. Near midnight, the same instant can fall on different local dates.\n\nContinue your workflow: [Unix timestamp converter](https://happytails.ai/en/developer-tools/unix-timestamp-converter/), [Time duration](https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/time-duration/), [Date difference](https://happytails.ai/en/date-time-tools/date-difference/).\n"
}