# endCrawlDate on POST /search stops working

Calls to POST /search, body parameter endCrawlDate on Exa API stopped working on April 15, 2026.

On April 15, 2026, the body parameter endCrawlDate stopped working on POST /search. Calls that rely on endCrawlDate now fail to apply the filter, as Exa API announced it is silently ignored from April 15.

## What to use instead

Remove startCrawlDate and endCrawlDate, and use the published date filters instead.

- API: Exa API (api.exa.ai)
- Kind: Behaviour change
- Announced: April 1, 2026
- Takes effect: April 15, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /search`, `body parameter endCrawlDate`
- Source: [Announcement](https://exa.ai/docs/changelog)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Exa API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/exa/breaking-changes/endcrawldate-on-post-search-stops-working/

## Exa API's words

> startCrawlDate / endCrawlDate (deprecated request parameters): silently ignored from April 15.

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