# TimeZone
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Information about a time zone. Includes the name of the time zone and the offset from UTC in seconds.

## Contents
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 ** Name **   <a name="location-Type-TimeZone-Name"></a>
The name of the time zone, following the [ IANA time zone standard](https://www.iana.org/time-zones). For example, `America/Los_Angeles`.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** Offset **   <a name="location-Type-TimeZone-Offset"></a>
The time zone's offset, in seconds, from UTC.  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/location-2020-11-19/TimeZone) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/location-2020-11-19/TimeZone) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/location-2020-11-19/TimeZone)