# Req = notecard.newRequest("card.time");

**URL:** <https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [June 18, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571 "2026-06-18T04:06:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hussat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/hussat/32/1155_2.png) [@hussat](https://discuss.blues.com/u/hussat)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571/1 "2026-06-18T04:06:30Z")

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Hi,

For many years I have successfully used the following in my Arduino code

req = notecard.newRequest(“card.time”);

if (req) {

```
J\* rsp = notecard.requestAndResponse(req);

t_unix_date= JGetNumber(rsp, "time");

 if(debug){

    Serial.print("Time: ");

    Serial.println(t_unix_date);

  }

rtc.setTime(t_unix_date);

notecard.deleteResponse(rsp);

```

}

But after an Ardunio update, it stopped working. I have replaced JGetNumber with JGetInt, but it still does not work, as below

```auto
10:52:11.883 -> [INFO] {"req":"card.time","crc":"0003:1110F247"}

```

```auto
10:52:11.918 -> [INFO] {"req":"card.time"}

```

```auto
10:52:11.918 -> Time: 0

```

I’m using Arduino IDE 2.3.10 and Norecards v1.5 and a sync has occurred before this request.

Help will be appreciated.

hussat

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**Author:** ![RobLauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/roblauer/32/1567_2.png) [@RobLauer](https://discuss.blues.com/u/RobLauer)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571/2 "2026-06-18T17:01:19Z")

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Hi @hussat,

It looks like your Notecard isn’t returning a time from the `card.time` request. Can you paste the raw response after issuing that request? Most likely this Notecard has not successfully synced with Notehub, [which is required](https://dev.blues.io/api-reference/notecard-api/card-requests/latest/#card-time) in order to retrieve current date/time at startup.

Also, you may want to update your note-arduino version as 1.5 is getting a little old!

Thanks,  
Rob

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**Author:** ![hussat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/hussat/32/1155_2.png) [@hussat](https://discuss.blues.com/u/hussat)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571/3 "2026-06-24T06:15:37Z")

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```auto
> {"req":"card.time"}

```

```auto
{
 "minutes": 600,
 "lat": -35.5617675,
 "lon": 148.30733984375,
 "area": "New South Wales",
 "country": "AU",
 "zone": "AEST,Australia/Sydney",
 "time": 1782281514
}

```

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**Author:** ![hussat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/hussat/32/1155_2.png) [@hussat](https://discuss.blues.com/u/hussat)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571/4 "2026-06-24T06:16:43Z")

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```auto
Start making requests below.

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```auto
(For advanced info, use the 'help' command.)

```

```auto
********************************************

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```auto
~ Connected to serial

```

```auto
~ Sync Status Monitor enabled

```

```auto
~ DeviceUID dev:867730051808016 (NOTE-NBGL-500) running firmware 11.3.1.17696

```

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**Author:** ![RobLauer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/roblauer/32/1567_2.png) [@RobLauer](https://discuss.blues.com/u/RobLauer)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/req-notecard-newrequest-card-time/3571/5 "2026-06-25T16:31:15Z")

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Hi @hussat,

It looks like the response from your `card.time` request is correct. Also you have a rogue backslash in the first line of your code sample above, it should be:

```auto
J* rsp = notecard.requestAndResponse(req);

```

Thanks,  
Rob