# Update publishing date of post?

**URL:** <https://discuss.write.as/t/update-publishing-date-of-post/192>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 2, 2018, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/update-publishing-date-of-post/192 "2018-12-02T09:59:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/update-publishing-date-of-post/192/2 "2018-12-03T16:40:08Z")

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Yep, you can update a post’s original _published_ date in the web app by following these steps:

- Publish the post
- Click _Edit_ to edit the post
- Click the “i” icon that now shows up in the top-right corner of the editor
- Change the _Created_ date
- Save your changes

You can also do this via the API by supplying a `created` value when initially publishing a post, [as shown in the docs](https://developers.write.as/docs/api/#publish-a-post).

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