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Issue #1209: utc_offset field mismatch in 1.1/get/account/verify_credentials

There's a mismatch between a user's "Time zone" settings and the utc_offset field returned in 1.1/get/account/verify_credentials.

Expected response:

  1. ...
  2.     "time_zone": "Pacific Time (US & Canada)", 
  3.     "utc_offset": -28800, 
  4. ...

Actual response:

  1. ...
  2.     "time_zone": "Pacific Time (US & Canada)", 
  3.     "utc_offset": -25200, 
  4. ...

Updates

  • There was a transient issue with proper daylight savings math on some user objects; this should now be resolved. Please start a discussion topic with specific user IDs if you continue having this issue.