Using timezone with timezoneOffset
Learn how the timezone and timezoneOffset parameters interact
For endpoints that support time-based filters, it is important to understand how the timezone
and timezoneOffset
parameters interact.
- If you omit both parameters, the system defaults to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
- If you provide only
timezoneOffset
, that offset is used to format dates. With onlytimezoneOffset
, the Care Analytics is not aware of Daylight Saving Time (DST). In this case, an export that spans a switch to or from DST will have dates/times formatted using the offset provided. See How Care Analytics handles time zones, date formats, and exports for more information. - When you provide
timezone
, the time zone provided is used to format dates. This allows Care Analytics to be time-zone aware and to format dates using the time zone offset in effect on that date. - When you provide both
timezone
andtimezoneOffset
, the value fortimezoneOffset
is ignored unless you pass in an invalid time zone. In this case, Care Analytics uses the time zone offset provided. - The
timezone
value must be URL encoded to be valid for each export. For example:&timezone=Europe%2FLondon
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