src/documents/serialisers.py

@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ from django.core.validators import MaxLengthValidator
 from django.core.validators import RegexValidator
 from django.core.validators import integer_validator
 from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
-from django.utils.dateparse import parse_datetime
 from django.utils.text import slugify
-from django.utils.timezone import get_current_timezone
-from django.utils.timezone import is_naive
-from django.utils.timezone import make_aware
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema_field
 from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema_serializer
@@ -976,11 +972,11 @@ class DocumentSerializer(
             and ":" in data["created"]
         ):
             # Handle old format of isoformat datetime string
-            parsed = parse_datetime(data["created"])
+            try:
-            if parsed:
+                data["created"] = datetime.fromisoformat(data["created"]).date()
-                if is_naive(parsed):
+            except ValueError:  # pragma: no cover
-                    parsed = make_aware(parsed, get_current_timezone())
+                # Just pass, validation will catch it
-                data["created"] = parsed.astimezone().date()
+                pass
         return super().to_internal_value(data)
 
     def validate(self, attrs):

src/documents/tests/test_api_documents.py

@@ -203,27 +203,6 @@ class TestDocumentApi(DirectoriesMixin, DocumentConsumeDelayMixin, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.data["created"], "2023-01-01")
 
-        # legacy datetime format
-        response = self.client.patch(
-            f"/api/documents/{doc.pk}/",
-            {"created": "2023-02-01T23:00:00Z"},
-            format="json",
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        doc.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertEqual(doc.created, date(2023, 2, 1))
-
-        # naive datetime
-        response = self.client.patch(
-            f"/api/documents/{doc.pk}/",
-            {"created": "2023-06-28T23:00:00"},
-            format="json",
-        )
-
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        doc.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertEqual(doc.created, date(2023, 6, 28))
-
     def test_document_update_legacy_created_format(self):
         """
         GIVEN:

src/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/django.po

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: paperless-ngx\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-06-29 04:39+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-06-19 18:51+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2022-02-17 04:17\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: English\n"
@@ -1176,21 +1176,21 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "workflow runs"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:139
+#: documents/serialisers.py:135
 #, python-format
 msgid "Invalid regular expression: %(error)s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:565
+#: documents/serialisers.py:561
 msgid "Invalid color."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:1649
+#: documents/serialisers.py:1645
 #, python-format
 msgid "File type %(type)s not supported"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: documents/serialisers.py:1743
+#: documents/serialisers.py:1739
 msgid "Invalid variable detected."
 msgstr ""