# \[API\] Error 500: The software powering this discussion forum encountered an unexpected problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [May 31, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-error-500-the-software-powering-this-discussion-forum-encountered-an-unexpected-problem/88843 "2018-05-31T14:38:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![blake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/blake/32/157322_2.png) [@blake](https://meta.discourse.org/u/blake)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-error-500-the-software-powering-this-discussion-forum-encountered-an-unexpected-problem/88843/5 "2018-05-31T15:06:10Z")
I don’t think it likes your `created_at` value: ```` blake@dev ~/code/discourse_api_sandbox (master) $ ruby new_topics.rb /home/blake/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.4.2/gems/discourse_api-0.20.0/lib/discourse_api/client.rb:141:in `handle_error': ArgumentError at /posts (DiscourseApi::Error) ======================= > argument out of range lib/topic_creator.rb, line 126 ------------------------------ ``` ruby 121 122 @guardian.ensure_can_create!(Topic, category) unless (@opts[:skip_validations] || @opts[:archetype] == Archetype.private_message) 123 124 topic_params[:category_id] = category.id if category.present? 125 > 126 topic_params[:created_at] = Time.zone.parse(@opts[:created_at].to_s) if @opts[:created_at].present? 127 128 topic_params[:pinned_at] = Time.zone.parse(@opts[:pinned_at].to_s) if @opts[:pinned_at].present? 129 topic_params[:pinned_globally] = @opts[:pinned_globally] if @opts[:pinned_globally].present? 130 131 if SiteSetting.topic_featured_link_enabled && @opts[:featured_link].present? && @guardian.can_edit_featured_link?(topic_params[:category_id]) ``` ```` --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-error-500-the-software-powering-this-discussion-forum-encountered-an-unexpected-problem/88843)._