Get time zone data for any lat/lng coordinates via pay-per-call Google Maps proxy.
What it does
This endpoint returns time zone information for a given set of geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). It is a pay-per-call proxy to the Google Maps Time Zone API, settled via the Tempo payment method on chain 4217 using pathUSD. Each request costs $0.005 (5000 base units at 6 decimals).
The endpoint follows the MPP (Micropayment Protocol) pattern: unauthenticated requests receive a 402 Payment Required challenge with a WWW-Authenticate header describing the payment terms. Once payment is submitted, the endpoint proxies the request to Google Maps and returns the time zone result. The fee payer flag is set to true, meaning the provider covers on-chain transaction fees.
This is part of a broader Google Maps MPP gateway (googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz) that exposes geocoding, directions, places, routes, and other Google Maps Platform services as individually purchasable endpoints. No API key management or Google Cloud account is required — callers pay per request via crypto micropayments.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Determine the local time zone for a GPS coordinate in a travel or logistics app
- —Convert timestamps to local time for users based on their geographic position
- —Display correct local time on dashboards showing data from multiple global locations
- —Automate scheduling across time zones by resolving coordinates to IANA timezone IDs
Fit
Best for
- —Agents needing timezone data without managing Google API keys
- —Low-volume or sporadic timezone lookups where per-call pricing is economical
- —Crypto-native applications that prefer on-chain settlement over credit card billing
Not for
- —High-volume batch timezone resolution where a direct Google Maps API key would be cheaper
- —Applications requiring sub-second latency without the overhead of a payment challenge round-trip
Quick start
curl -X GET "https://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz/maps/timezone/json?location=39.6034,-119.6822×tamp=1331161200" \
-H "Authorization: Payment <tempo-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live via a valid 402 MPP challenge with clear pricing and settlement details. However, no documentation, OpenAPI schema, or example responses are available from the crawl. Query parameter format is inferred from Google Maps Time Zone API conventions rather than directly documented by this provider.
Warnings
- —No documentation or OpenAPI schema found at the provider origin — all pages return 404.
- —Query parameter format (location, timestamp) is inferred from Google Maps API conventions and not confirmed by provider docs.
- —Currency address 0x20c0...8b50 assumed to be pathUSD with 6 decimals based on Tempo L2 conventions; not independently verified.
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with MPP challenge using method=tempo, intent=charge, amount=5000 on chainId 4217https://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz/maps/timezone/json
- —Part of Google Maps Platform proxy offering geocoding, directions, places, routes, tiles, weather, air quality, and morehttps://googlemaps.mpp.tempo.xyz