ZapMoments — the current time, but louder

The Converter

both directions, we spared no expense

Timestamp → Human

Paste an epoch (seconds or milliseconds, we'll guess).

OutputAwaiting a moment worth zapping.

Human → Timestamp

Any date your browser can parse. Good luck.

OutputThe moment awaits its zap.

The API

enterprise-grade · zero dependencies · one php file · no composer, we are not animals

GET/api/now Returns the current moment. The flagship product.

# request
curl http://localhost:1970/api/now

# response
{
  "epoch": 1754300000,
  "epoch_ms": 1754300000000,
  "iso": "2025-08-04T09:33:20.000Z",
  "utc": "Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:33:20 GMT",
  "zap": "⚡"
}

Hits the PHP backend when served via index.php, otherwise simulated in your browser.

GET/api/convert?ts=1754300000 Timestamp in, formats out. Accepts seconds or milliseconds.

curl "http://localhost:1970/api/convert?ts=1754300000"

{
  "input": 1754300000,
  "detected": "seconds",
  "iso": "2025-08-04T09:33:20.000Z",
  "utc": "Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:33:20 GMT",
  "relative": "a moment like any other"
}

Uses whatever is in the converter input above, or the current time.

GET/api/parse?date=2026-08-04T14:30:00Z Date string in, epoch out. The other one, backwards.

curl "http://localhost:1970/api/parse?date=2026-08-04T14:30:00Z"

{
  "input": "2026-08-04T14:30:00Z",
  "epoch": 1754317800,
  "epoch_ms": 1754317800000
}

Parses today's date, because we know you didn't type one.

GET/api/zap Returns "⚡". Rate limited to protect our infrastructure.

curl http://localhost:1970/api/zap

{ "zap": "⚡", "remaining": "unlimited, we were bluffing" }

Our most-requested feature.

Full disclosure

legally distinct from an apology

Everything on this page — the live counter, the converter, the entire API — can be reproduced with the following shell script. We know. That's the point.

SHzapmoments.sh The competition.

#!/bin/sh
# ZapMoments Community Edition™ — feature complete
date +%s

ZapMoments vs. the shell
Feature	ZapMoments	date +%s
Shows the current time	✅ Yes	✅ Yes
Yellow	✅ Extremely	❌ No
Has a landing page	✅ You're on it	❌ No
REST API	✅ Four endpoints	❌ It IS the endpoint
Lightning bolt	⚡ Included	❌ Sold separately
Lines of code	~700	1
Justification for existing	❌ None	✅ POSIX