---
title: "Search Console date picker broke, then was fixed"
url: https://seomadman.com/news/search-console-performance-report-date-picker-broken
section: news
language: en
published: 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
author: Adam Hafez
topics: ["Search Console", "Analytics"]
---

# Search Console date picker broke, then was fixed

## The short answer

The custom date picker in Search Console's performance reports stopped working on 13 October 2026, with the end date stuck in 1969, according to Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable and a user he cites. Schwartz later reported it fixed. The reports are user-reported, and we found no Google statement.

## Key takeaways

- Barry Schwartz reported that the end date in the custom range picker was stuck in 1969 and could not be changed.
- The error he saw read "Date can't be after 1969-12-31", while a user on X saw 1970-01-01 as the end date.
- Schwartz says the preset ranges, from 24 hours to 16 months, kept working.
- Schwartz updated his post to say the date picker was fixed, which we could not confirm independently.
- We found no Google statement on the bug and no entry for it on the Google Search Status Dashboard.

The date picker in Search Console's performance reports broke on 13 October 2026. Barry Schwartz
reports in
[Google Search Console Performance Report Date Picker Not Working](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-performance-report-date-picker-broken-42286.html)
that the end date was stuck in 1969 and would not change. The report is user-reported, and a fix
was reported the same day.

## What exactly broke?

Schwartz writes that the end date in the custom range "seems to be stuck in 1969". When he tried
to change it, the picker said "Date can't be after 1969-12-31".

He spotted the problem through a post on X by a user named Punit, who sees the end date as
1970-01-01. Schwartz calls the 1969 value "not that unusual" for date picker bugs, but says he
could not get past it.

## What still worked?

Schwartz says the default selections worked: 24 hours, 7 days, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months, 12
months and 16 months. The failure appeared when he chose a custom date range. If you needed a
specific window during the bug, those presets were the part of the picker he reports as working.

## Did Google respond?

We found no Google statement about the bug. Schwartz's post links no Google response, and we saw
no entry for it on the
[Google Search Status Dashboard](https://status.search.google.com/), which covers search systems
rather than Search Console's interface. Everything above is as reported by Schwartz and one user
on X.

## Is it fixed?

Schwartz added an update at 9:10 am, with no time zone given, saying the date picker was fixed,
and linked his own post on X. We have not been able to confirm that independently. The bug sits
in the [Search Console](/topics/search-console) interface, not in the data behind the
[analytics](/topics/analytics) it reports, and neither source says any data was lost.

## Frequently asked questions

### What went wrong with the Search Console date picker?

Per Search Engine Roundtable, the end date in a custom range was stuck in 1969 and could not be changed. Changing it returned the message "Date can't be after 1969-12-31".

### Did the preset date ranges still work?

Yes, according to Barry Schwartz. He says the 24 hours, 7 days, 28 days, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 16 months presets worked, and only the custom range failed.

### Is the date picker fixed now?

Barry Schwartz updated his post at 9:10 am to say it was fixed, linking his own post on X. We could not confirm the fix independently, so check your own reports.

### Has Google commented on the bug?

We found no Google statement, and the Google Search Status Dashboard showed no entry for it when we checked. The reports come from Barry Schwartz and one user on X.

## Sources

1. [Google Search Console Performance Report Date Picker Not Working](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-console-performance-report-date-picker-broken-42286.html) - Search Engine Roundtable (primary)