# Date Filtering

Available operators for date filtering are:

* `gt` greater than

* `gte` greater than or equal to

* `lt` less than

* `lte` less than or equal to

## Multiple Operators

Multiple operators can be combined to create date range filters. However `gt` and `gte` cannot be used together, and the same applies to `lt` and `lte`.

## Date Formats

You can use either of the following formats for date filtering:

* **ISO 8601 format**: Dates provided in the ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.sssZ) will be correctly interpreted and compared by the API.

* **Unix timestamp**: Unix timestamps (seconds since January 1, 1970) can also be used for date filtering. These timestamps are represented as integers.

### Example Usage

To get results that start after a specific date:

```
GET /api/data?startDate[gt]=2023-07-20T00:00:00Z
```

```
GET /api/data?startDate[gt]=1679798400
```

Combine operators to create date range filters

```
GET /api/data?startDate[gt]=2023-01-20T00:00:00Z&startDate[lt]=2023-07-20T00:00:00Z
```