# Adds time zone support to the Accounts v2 API ## What’s new Adds the ability to specify a v2 Account’s time zone by adding the optional [timezone](https://docs.stripe.com/api/v2/core/accounts/object.md?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults-timezone) property to the `defaults` hash. The `timezone` parameter accepts standard IANA time zone identifiers (such as `America/New_York` or `Europe/London`). ## Impact You can now configure the preferred time zones for your connected accounts, which is especially useful for platforms that serve businesses across multiple time zones and need to refer to an account’s precise local time for subscriptions or invoices. ## Changes #### REST API | Parameter | Change | Resources or endpoints | | ---------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `timezone` | Added | [V2.Core.Account#create.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults), [V2.Core.Account#update.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/update?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_update_accounts-defaults), [V2.Core.Account.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults) | #### Ruby | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `timezone` | Added | [V2::Core::Account::Default](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [V2::Core::AccountCreateParams::Default](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults), [V2::Core::AccountUpdateParams::Default](/api/v2/core/accounts/update?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_update_accounts-defaults) | #### Python | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `timezone` | Added | [V2.Core.Account.Default](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [v2.core.AccountCreateParamsDefault](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults), [v2.core.AccountModifyParamsDefault](/api/v2/core/accounts/update?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_update_accounts-defaults) | #### PHP | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `timezone` | Added | [V2.Core.Account.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [V2\Core\Account.create().$params.default](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults), [V2\Core\Account.update().$params.default](/api/v2/core/accounts/update?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_update_accounts-defaults) | #### Java | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `timezone` | Added | [v2.core.Account.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [v2.core.AccountCreateParams.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults), [v2.core.AccountUpdateParams.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/update?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_update_accounts-defaults) | #### Node.js | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `timezone` | Added | [V2.Core.Account.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [V2.Core.AccountCreateParams.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults), [V2.Core.AccountUpdateParams.defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/update?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_update_accounts-defaults) | #### Go | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Timezone` | Added | [V2CoreAccountDefaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [V2CoreAccountDefaultsParams](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults) | #### .NET | Parameter | Change | Resources or methods | | ---------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Timezone` | Added | [V2.Core.Account.Defaults](/api/v2/core/accounts/object?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_account_object-defaults), [V2CoreAccountDefaultsOptions](/api/v2/core/accounts/create?api-version=2026-03-25.preview#v2_create_accounts-defaults) | ## Upgrade #### REST API 1. 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