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@Lensflare I checked what that thing is. And no, UNIX timestamp is better.
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@SidTheITGuy that thing is the literal standard for dates and is built into every std lib in every language.
If you didn‘t know about it, you obviously have too few experience on that topic and are not qualified to make such a claim.
Here's something that should be a standard rule for writing APIs:
When you offer a date filter for your API, the date format passed in should be a UNIX timestamp and not a literal date. For example,
Incorrect API URL format: '?start_date=2024-03-01&end_date=2024-04-01'
Correct API URL format: '?start_date=1709251200&end_date=1711929600'
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