# Backdate a manually created lead

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/backdate-a-manually-created-lead/105044>\
**Category:** HubSpot Ideas\
**Tags:** object\
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/backdate-a-manually-created-lead/105044 "2024-04-17T15:27:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![KBanker](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/kbanker/32/194034_2.png) [@KBanker](https://community.hubspot.com/u/KBanker)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/backdate-a-manually-created-lead/105044/1 "2024-04-17T15:27:42Z")

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We have had instances where we had to manually create a lead. It would be great if we could backdate the create date for these.

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**Author:** ![Sethe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sethe](https://community.hubspot.com/u/Sethe)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/backdate-a-manually-created-lead/105044/2 "2025-05-15T11:10:37Z")

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This would be a great improvement!