# Abstract API Current Time by Location

> Abstract API Current Time by Location is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns the current time, date, and timezone for a specified location (name, coordinates, or IP address).

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.orthogonal.com/abstractapi/v1/current_time
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/abstract-api-current-time-by-location-af3bb3a3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_RM_djkNT7r0C4LgmoTNTJ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability abstract-api-current-time-by-location-af3bb3a3
```

Example prompt: What's the current local time and timezone in Tokyo right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to quickly look up the current local time or timezone for any location — whether specified by city name, coordinates, or IP address — without needing weather, forecast, or other contextual data. Ideal for scheduling assistants, travel agents, and log analysis workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Unrecognized or ambiguous location name returns an error or null result
- Invalid IP address format causes a bad request error
- Network timeout if the upstream AbstractAPI service is unavailable
- Missing location parameter results in a validation error

## How this service works

Get the current time, date, and timezone for a location.

## Output

Returns the current local time, date, and timezone (including timezone name and UTC offset) for the specified location.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "location": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Location name, lat/long, or IP address"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/abstract-api-current-time-by-location-af3bb3a3/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.orthogonal.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.orthogonal.com/llms.txt)