How to pass a datetime parameter?

Question

How to pass UTC dates to Web API?

Passing 2010-01-01 works fine, but when I pass a UTC date such as 2014-12-31T22:00:00.000Z (with a time c

Answer 1

This is a solution and a model for possible solutions. Use Moment.js in your client to format dates, convert to unix time.

 $scope.startDate.unix()

Setup your route parameters to be long.

[Route("{startDate:long?}")]
public async Task Get(long? startDate)
{
    DateTime? sDate = new DateTime();

        if (startDate != null)
        {
            sDate = new DateTime().FromUnixTime(startDate.Value); 
        }
        else
        {
            sDate = null;
        }
         ... your code here!
  }

Create an extension method for Unix time. Unix DateTime Method