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Smart Clock for ESP32 & Arduino

Using NTP libraries on microcontrollers can be heavy and difficult to debug. A simple HTTP GET request to our API gives you pre-formatted time, DST status, and day of year in a lightweight JSON string.

CPP

#include <HTTPClient.h>
#include <ArduinoJson.h>

void getTime() {
  HTTPClient http;
  http.begin("https://time.now/developer/api/timezone/Europe/Paris");
  int httpCode = http.GET();

  if (httpCode > 0) {
    String payload = http.getString();
    
    // Parse JSON (Capacity depends on your needs)
    StaticJsonDocument<512> doc;
    deserializeJson(doc, payload);
    
    const char* datetime = doc["datetime"];
    bool is_dst = doc["dst"];
    
    Serial.println(datetime);
  }
  http.end();
}

Why use Time.Now for IoT?

Reduces code size vs NTP
Includes DST logic automatically
Returns Day of Year & Week Number

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