# Standard Timezones not supported by Zoom API while creating webinar

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/standard-timezones-not-supported-by-zoom-api-while-creating-webinar/3940>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [April 14, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/standard-timezones-not-supported-by-zoom-api-while-creating-webinar/3940 "2019-04-14T11:47:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![dekhetawat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dekhetawat/32/665_2.png) [@dekhetawat](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dekhetawat)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/standard-timezones-not-supported-by-zoom-api-while-creating-webinar/3940/1 "2019-04-14T11:47:26Z")

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Hi All,

While creating a zoom webinar using API, I have to provide my timezone as “America/Chicago” etc. In the API i can’t provide timezone as “GMT+5:30”, else it provides me default timezone of the user who is creating webinar.

For consistency and experience as per Zoom UI for creating webinar, I need timezone in API as “GMT+5:30”, “GMT+7:30” used rather than “America/Chicago”,“Asia/Calcutta.”

Can anyone please help me with this. I saw in documentation that I can make my start time in GMT format, but i need in local time so timezone is important for me.

Regards

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**Author:** ![ojus.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/ojus.zoom/32/734_2.png) [@ojus.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/ojus.zoom)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/standard-timezones-not-supported-by-zoom-api-while-creating-webinar/3940/3 "2019-04-15T23:33:58Z")

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Hi @dekhetawat ,  
Thank you for reaching out to us. I am currently working on your request, and will get back to you soon.

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**Author:** ![harshith.venkatesh.w](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/harshith.venkatesh.w/32/5305_2.png) [@harshith.venkatesh.w](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/harshith.venkatesh.w)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/standard-timezones-not-supported-by-zoom-api-while-creating-webinar/3940/4 "2020-04-20T06:48:15Z")

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Hi OJus, Any update on this request?

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**Author:** ![michael.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael.zoom/32/37213_2.png) [@michael.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael.zoom)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/standard-timezones-not-supported-by-zoom-api-while-creating-webinar/3940/5 "2020-04-21T00:21:21Z")

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Hi @harshith.venkatesh.w, Webinars support both local and GMT time when using the Create Webinar API. To set a time using local time, specify the timezone ID in the timezone field.

 ![Screen Shot 2020-04-20 at 6.21.03 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/2/21f12e172f53144e24214a1075ec3949bccacf97.png)