Title: “API: DATE_NOT_RECENT” error
Last modified: August 19, 2017

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# “API: DATE_NOT_RECENT” error

 *  Resolved [WPChina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresschina/)
 * (@wordpresschina)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/)
 * I am getting this error and cannot either automatically or manually publish to
   Apple News. All my API is running fine:
 * There has been an error with the API: DATE_NOT_RECENT
    If you need assistance,
   please reach out for support on WordPress.org or GitHub.
 * I am using Version 1.3.0 of the plugin. ANy ideas what is happening?

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 *  Thread Starter [WPChina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresschina/)
 * (@wordpresschina)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/#post-9422879)
 * I do see this thread:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/there-has-been-an-error-with-the-api-date_not_recent/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/there-has-been-an-error-with-the-api-date_not_recent/)
 * And I double-checked and my server and PHP times are aligned and working fine.
 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/#post-9427967)
 * Unfortunately if you’re seeing that error, something has to be out of alignment.
   The current time is added to the signature for the request and if it’s off, even
   slightly, the request will fail. This is entirely out of the hands of the plugin
   and has to do with the handshake between your server and the Apple News API.
 * Even if your server time is off by a minute, it would create an invalid signature
   on the request. I would double check this and if you’re still experiencing the
   error, you’ll have to follow up directly with Apple News support. This is unfortunately
   out of the hands of the plugin.
 *  Plugin Author [Kevin Fodness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinfodness/)
 * (@kevinfodness)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/#post-9469628)
 * Specifically, the date needs to be within 5 minutes of the server time at Apple
   News, and we’re calculating the date via `date( 'c' )`. I’d recommend following
   up with your hosting provider to synchronize the server time with an atomic clock(
   e.g., time.nist.gov).
 *  Thread Starter [WPChina](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordpresschina/)
 * (@wordpresschina)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/#post-9471363)
 * Yes I control our box and both server and PHP are set to nist, so accurate within
   a few seconds. However, we offset to our local +X GMT. Could the offset be the
   problem? If so, that’s tough to change as the offset is important for many other
   server-side functions.
 *  Plugin Author [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * (@potatomaster)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/#post-9473603)
 * Just to be clear, this isn’t a function of the plugin but how the Apple News 
   API itself works. You’ll need to ensure that your requests are being signed with
   the correct local time that matches what the API is expecting for this to work.
 * More info is here: [https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/News_API_Ref/Security.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015409-CH5-SW1](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/News_API_Ref/Security.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40015409-CH5-SW1)

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 * Last reply from: [Bradford Campeau-Laurion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/potatomaster/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-date_not_recent-error/#post-9473603)
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