I am trying to use the /core/search Endpoint and want to search for things starting after a certain date.

To do this, I think I should be using the start_after parameter. But the type of data passed in the documentation is just documented as string which is not very helpful at all.

What format is this expecting?

 

I have tried using the same format as what is returned by IPS in results, eg

/api/core/search?sortby=newest&key=################################&type=forums_topic&start_after=2022-01-01T18:52:03Z

Obviously with the date being in the future, this should yield no results, but it yields results.

Weirdly, passing a nonsense parameter for start_after like sdkfljhgaskjlhf actually does yield no results which makes me question my sanity

Try using a unix timestamp, like so (this one is for Oct 1st 2021):

/api/core/search?sortby=newest&key=################################&type=forums_topic&start_after=1633064400

The results that are returned are given in DateTime:

{
    "page": 1,
    "perPage": 25,
    "totalResults": 1,
    "totalPages": 1,
    "results": [
        {
            "title": "Widget",
            "content": "",
            "class": "IPS\\nexus\\Package\\Item",
            "objectId": 9999,
            "itemClass": "IPS\\nexus\\Package\\Item",
            "itemId": 9999,
            "started": "2021-11-02T08:35:52Z",
            "updated": "2021-11-02T08:38:33Z",
            "itemUrl": "https:\/\/www.yourdomain.com\/store\/product\/9999-widget\/",
            "objectUrl": "https:\/\/www.yourdomain.com\/store\/product\/9999-widget\/?do=findComment&comment=1358",
            "reputation": 0,
            "comments": null,
            "reviews": 0,
            "container": "Widgets",
            "containerUrl": "https:\/\/www.yourdomain.com\/store\/category\/1-widgets\/",
            "author": "Guest",
            "authorUrl": null,
            "authorPhoto": "https:\/\/www.yourdomain.com\/applications\/core\/dev\/resources\/global\/default_photo.png",
            "authorPhotoThumbnail": "https:\/\/www.yourdomain.com\/applications\/core\/dev\/resources\/global\/default_photo.png",
            "tags": []
        }
    ]
}

But as far as the GET request goes, its in unixtime.