---
title: "Import tool does not preserve original timestamps"
url: "https://demo.myforumcat.com/q/97/import-tool-does-not-preserve-original-timestamps"
forum: "Demo"
question_number: 97
category: "General"
tags: ["API Keys", "Email", "Notifications"]
status: "closed"
solved: false
votes: 31
replies: 6
views: 152
asked_at: "2026-07-25T21:33:11.043Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-18T22:19:53.678Z"
---

# Import tool does not preserve original timestamps

Asked by Marcus Lee on 2026-07-25 · 31 votes

When we imported our legacy questions, they all show the import date instead of when they were originally posted.

## 6 replies

### Reply 1

meow (Owner) · 2026-07-25 · 3 votes

Confirmed, imported questions currently show the import date rather than their original posted date. Noted as a real gap, tracking a fix, this thread stays closed since the original import already ran, but future imports should preserve it correctly.

### Reply 2

Peter Novak · 2026-07-26 · 1 vote

Would love this for our own migration, timestamps mattered for our SLA reporting.

### Reply 3

Chloe Bennett · 2026-07-26 · 1 vote

Same issue on our end, threw off our response-time metrics for the imported batch.

### Reply 4

Sam Rivera (Agent) · 2026-07-26 · 2 votes

Filed it as a bug against the import path specifically, separate from the general import tool work.

### Reply 5

Laura Simmons · 2026-07-26 · 1 vote · In reply to Reply 4

Appreciate it being tracked separately, hope it lands before our next migration.

### Reply 6

Tom Whitfield · 2026-07-26 · 1 vote

Following for the same reason, we have a second migration planned for next quarter.