Default timezones by asset type
Asset type | Default timezone |
Cryptocurrencies | Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) |
Forex | Australia/Sydney |
Stocks, ETFs, Mutual Funds, etc. | Local timezone based on asset's primary exchange location |
Examples for stocks and other instruments:
Symbol(s) | Country | Default Timezone |
AAPL, VFIAX, QQQ | United States | Eastern Standard Time (ET) |
INFY, TATAMOTORS | India | India Standard Time (IST) |
BARC | United Kingdom | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) |
How to change the timezone
You can customise timezone settings when retrieving data from Twelve Data APIs. Adjust the timezone to your preference using the &timezone parameter in your API requests.
Example:
To fetch Apple's time series data in Central European Time (CET), the query is:
https://api.twelvedata.com/time_series?symbol=AAPL&interval=1min&timezone=Europe/Zurich&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY
Note: Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key.
For detailed documentation on timezone modification, click the 'Advanced' button in the API documentation interface.