time.md

Server Time

GET /server/time.{format}

Description

This method returns time information about the server

Summary

Name	Value	Name	Value
Request Protocol	GET	Requires API Key	No
Method ID	1087	Enabled	Yes
Service Name	server	Service ID	227
Information Steward	UW OpenData	Data Type	Language computed
Update Frequency	Every request (live)	Cache Time	0 seconds

Notes

• Calling this method does not affect usage
• Any value can be null

Sources

• https://api.uwaterloo.ca

Parameters

GET /server/time.{format}

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
format	input	yes	The format of the output
callback	filter	no	JSONP callback format

Output Formats

• json
• xml

Examples

GET /server/time.{format}

• https://api.uwaterloo.ca/v2/server/time.json
• https://api.uwaterloo.ca/v2/server/time.xml
• https://api.uwaterloo.ca/v2/server/time.json?callback=myResponse

Response

Field Name	Type	Value Description
timestamp	integer	Current UNIX timestamp
datetime	string	ISO8601 compatible current server timestamp
timezone	string	Current server timezone
key_reset_time	integer	UNIX timestamp of when the api call quota will reset

Any value can be null

Output

JSON

{
  "meta":{
    "requests":86,
    "timestamp":1381935632,
    "status":200,
    "message":"Request successful",
    "method_id":1087,
    "version":2.07,
    "method":{
      
    }
  },
  "data":{
    "timestamp":1381935632,
    "datetime":"2013-10-16T11:00:32-04:00",
    "timezone":"EDT",
    "key_reset_time":1384578000
  }
}