Time Zone API Usage and Billing

  • The Time Zone API is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, charging per request based on usage volume.

  • You can manage your costs by setting daily quota limits for requests to the Time Zone API within the Google Cloud console.

  • A $200 monthly credit is available for qualifying Google Maps Platform SKUs, including the Time Zone API, until February 28, 2025.

  • Usage limits for the Time Zone API include 30,000 queries per minute and require billing enabled with an API key or OAuth token.

  • Requests are priced per volume range, with higher volumes receiving lower per-request costs; contact sales for pricing on usage exceeding 500,000 requests.

Requests for the Time Zone are billed under the SKU for Time Zone.

SKU details and pricing for the Time Zone API

The following table shows the SKU details and pricing for the Time Zone API.

CategorySKU DetailsSKU Pricing
Essentials SKU: Time Zone Main pricing list
India pricing list

Adjust quota

Quota limits define the maximum number of requests allowed for a specific API or service within a given timeframe. When the number of requests in your project reaches the quota limit, your service stops responding to requests.

To modify a quota value for your API, follow these steps:

  1. In the Cloud console, navigate to Google Maps Platform > Quotas.
  2. Select the API for which you want to modify the quota.
  3. Identify the quota value that you want to change, and select it using the checkbox.
  4. Click Edit, enter a new quota value, and click Submit request.

View quota increase requests

To view all quota increase requests, including past and pending requests:

  1. In the Cloud console, navigate to Google Maps Platform > Quotas.
  2. Select the API for which you want to view the quota increase request.
  3. Click Increase Requests.

Terms of Use restrictions

For information on terms of use, see policies for the Time Zone API, and the License Restrictions section of the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service.