Geo.utcoffset
The local time's offset from UTC in minutes, as a signed integer, such as -300 for US Eastern Standard Time or 330 for India. Added in OpenRTB 2.3.
Field facts
- Path
device.geo.utcoffset,user.geo.utcoffset- Object
- Geo
- Type
- integer
- Requirement
- Optional
- Added
- OpenRTB 2.3
- Spec section
- 3.2.19
How it is used
Buyers use it for dayparting when they cannot resolve a time zone from the location. Daylight saving changes the value, so compute it at request time.
Example
Where the field sits in a payload, with everything else left out:
{
"id": "req-1",
"device": {
"geo": {
"utcoffset": -300
}
}
}Common mistakes
- Sending hours (-5) instead of minutes (-300).
Version history
Added in OpenRTB 2.3, and present in the latest snapshot. The table shows how each version's spec text types the field.
| Versions | Type in the spec | Required | Deprecated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3 to 2.3.1 | integer | No | No |
| 2.4 | integer | No | No |
| 2.5 to 2.6-202606 | integer | No | No |