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title: "Filter Objects Based on Created Time with the 8x8 Cloud Storage Service Public API"
slug: "filter-objects-based-on-created-time-8x8-cloud-storage-service-public-api"
updated: 2026-04-17T13:26:57Z
published: 2026-05-21T21:27:46Z
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# Filter Objects Based on Created Time with the 8x8 Cloud Storage Service Public API

## Question

Filter objects based on the createdTime in the 8x8 Cloud Storage Service Public API.

## Applies To

- Cloud Storage Service Public API

## Answer

The API is expecting an EPOCH milliseconds Timestamp This API is designed with filtering capabilities using Feed Item Query Language (FIQL) filter expressions. FIQL introduces simple and composite operators which can be used to build basic and complex queries. If the *filter* is not specified, all objects are returned. The following are basic FIQL operators:

- `==` - Equal to
- `!=` - Not equal to
- `=gt=` - Greater than
- `=ge=` - Greater or equal to
- `=lt=` - Less than
- `=le=` - Less or equal to These six operators can be used to different types of simple queries.

For example to return objects with a createdTime Greater or equal to 01-01-2021 01:00:00(UTC) from the uk storage region:

```plaintext
GET https://api.8x8.com/storage/uk/v3/objects?filter=createdTime=ge=1609462800000
```

## Additional Information

For more information, see the 8x8 Developer site documentation for the [Cloud Storage Service Public API](https://developer.8x8.com/analytics/docs/cloud-storage-service-bulk-download).