timezone

Control the timezone used when rendering your images

The timezone parameter sets Chrome’s timezone when rendering your image. This affects how dates, times, and any timezone-dependent content are displayed.

Pass any valid IANA timezone identifier, such as:

Use timezone when:

• Taking screenshots that display the current time
• Rendering content with timezone-specific dates
• Testing how your application appears in different timezones
• Generating reports for specific regions

curl -X POST https://hcti.io/v1/image -u 'UserID:APIKey' \
     --data-urlencode url="https://time.is" \
     --data timezone="America/New_York"

{
  "url": "https://calendar.google.com",
  "timezone": "Europe/London"
}

{
  "html": "<div id='time'></div><script>document.getElementById('time').textContent = new Date().toLocaleString();</script>",
  "timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
  "ms_delay": 500
}

Generate reports showing local times for different regions:

{
  "html": "<div class='report-header'>Generated: <span id='date'></span></div><script>document.getElementById('date').textContent = new Date().toLocaleString();</script>",
  "timezone": "America/Chicago",
  "ms_delay": 500
}

Capture calendar views in the correct timezone:

{
  "url": "https://calendar.example.com",
  "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
  "viewport_width": 1200,
  "viewport_height": 800
}

Test how your application displays dates for users in different timezones:

{
  "url": "https://myapp.com/dashboard",
  "timezone": "Australia/Melbourne"
}

When timezone is set:

• JavaScript’s Date object will use the specified timezone
• Intl.DateTimeFormat will default to the specified timezone
• Any website that detects timezone will see the specified value