SigNoz/signoz · error

public_dashboard_invalid_input

public_dashboard_invalid_input

Error message

invalid startTime

What it means

PublicDashboard.ResolveTimeRange, when TimeRangeEnabled, parses startTimeRaw with strconv.ParseUint(base 10, 64-bit). A missing, non-numeric, negative, or overflowing start timestamp yields 'invalid startTime'. Values are epoch seconds as unsigned integers.

Source

Thrown at pkg/types/dashboardtypes/public_dashboard.go:223

func (typ *PublicDashboard) Update(timeRangeEnabled bool, defaultTimeRange string) {
	typ.TimeRangeEnabled = timeRangeEnabled
	typ.DefaultTimeRange = defaultTimeRange
	typ.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
}

func (typ *PublicDashboard) PublicPath() string {
	return "/public/dashboard/" + typ.ID.StringValue()
}

// ResolveTimeRange returns the [start, end] window in epoch millis for a public
// widget/panel query: the caller-supplied range when the dashboard allows it,
// otherwise now minus the configured default range.
func (typ *PublicDashboard) ResolveTimeRange(startTimeRaw, endTimeRaw string) (uint64, uint64, error) {
	if typ.TimeRangeEnabled {
		startTime, err := strconv.ParseUint(startTimeRaw, 10, 64)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, 0, errors.New(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodePublicDashboardInvalidInput, "invalid startTime")
		}
		endTime, err := strconv.ParseUint(endTimeRaw, 10, 64)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, 0, errors.New(errors.TypeInvalidInput, ErrCodePublicDashboardInvalidInput, "invalid endTime")
		}
		return startTime, endTime, nil
	}

	timeRange, err := time.ParseDuration(typ.DefaultTimeRange)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, 0, errors.WrapInternalf(err, errors.CodeInternal, "stored defaultTimeRange %q is not a valid duration", typ.DefaultTimeRange)
	}
	now := time.Now()
	return uint64(now.Add(-timeRange).UnixMilli()), uint64(now.UnixMilli()), nil
}

func (typ *PostablePublicDashboard) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
	type alias PostablePublicDashboard

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Solutions

1. Send startTime as epoch seconds in decimal (e.g. 1712345678)
2. Verify the query param name and that it's actually included in the URL
3. Convert ISO dates: Math.floor(Date.parse(iso)/1000)
4. Guard against NaN/negative values before building the URL

Example fix

// before
?startTime=2024-04-05T00:00:00Z
// after
?startTime=1712275200

if (!/^\d{1,19}$/.test(String(startTime))) throw new Error('startTime must be epoch seconds');

function isEpochSeconds(v: string): boolean { return /^\d{1,19}$/.test(v); }

When it happens

Trigger: Calling the public dashboard widget range API with startTime absent, a float (1712345678.5), an ISO date string, or a value > 2^64-1 while the dashboard has time range selection enabled.

Common situations: Frontends sending ISO 8601 or milliseconds where seconds are expected; URL encoding issues dropping the param; new public dashboards enabling time range after launch.

Related errors

• ErrCodePublicDashboardInvalidInput
• invalid_input
• dashboard_invalid_patch
• CodeInvalidInput
• ErrCodeRoleInvalidInput

AI-assisted analysis of SigNoz/signoz@5069bf80b0 (2026-08-28). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6583940c6666f748. Report an issue: GitHub.