Server time

What this does

Returns the current time according to the API server. You get UTC ISO timestamps, Unix epoch seconds, and a formatted string in UK local time (Europe/London, including BST/GMT). Useful when you need a trustworthy “now” without configuring time zones yourself.

Who it is for

• Debugging “what time does the server think it is?”
• Signing or timestamping lightweight logs
• Sync checks between client and server
• Teaching how ISO dates and Unix time relate

Try it

https://fetch.li/v1/now

No parameters.

HTTP example

GET /v1/now HTTP/1.1
Host: fetch.li
Accept: application/json

curl

curl -sS "https://fetch.li/v1/now"

JavaScript fetch

const response = await fetch("https://fetch.li/v1/now");
const now = await response.json();
console.log(now.formatted, now.unix);

Python requests

import requests

response = requests.get("https://fetch.li/v1/now")
response.raise_for_status()
now = response.json()
print(now["formatted"], now["unix"])

Example JSON response

{
  "utc": "2026-08-25T11:43:00.000Z",
  "unix": 1756122180,
  "iso": "2026-08-25T12:43:00+01:00",
  "timezone": "Europe/London",
  "formatted": "Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 12:43 BST"
}

Parameters

This endpoint accepts no query parameters.

Errors that can happen

Demo

GET endpoints work without an API key on the public demo tier (60 calls per hour per IP). POST /v1/vibe/classify needs a key.