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What format does the API timestamp use?

Each API response contains a timestamp with the date and time in Universal Time Coordinated/Greenwich Mean Time (UTC/GMT), sometimes referred to as "Zulu time."

Here's a breakdown of the components of an example timestamp (dateTime_in_UTC/GMT = 2015-08-09T21:51:26Z):
  • 2015 -Year
  • 08 - Month
  • 09 - Day
  • T - Time
  • 21 - Hour
  • 51 - Minute
  • 26 - Second
  • Z - Zulu Time

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