# Override created\_at and updated\_at for row insert

**URL:** https://forums.losant.com/t/override-created-at-and-updated-at-for-row-insert/4704
**Category:** Feature Request
**Tags:** data-table
**Created:** [August 29, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/override-created-at-and-updated-at-for-row-insert/4704 "2022-08-29T16:56:15Z")
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### Author: ![Paolo\_Proxy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/override-created-at-and-updated-at-for-row-insert/4704/1 "2022-08-29T16:56:15Z")

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Would it be possible to override the created\_at and updated\_at timestamps during the insertion of a row into a table.  
This is because I have to setup specific timestamps for later visualization purposes.  
Right now I have instead to create a number column and save it as epoch seconds.  
Cheers!

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### Author: ![Sebastian\_Turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/sebastian_turner/32/4024_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Turner](https://forums.losant.com/u/Sebastian_Turner)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/override-created-at-and-updated-at-for-row-insert/4704/2 "2022-08-29T17:16:15Z")

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These fields can’t be overwritten. As you’ve identified, you’ll need to create additional columns to store any other type of time data.