curl -X POST https://searchcompany-main.up.railway.app/api/cron/update-all-timestamps \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"business_id": "nike"}'
{
"status": "success",
"core_files_updated": 3,
"pages_updated": 47,
"pages_failed": 0,
"files": [
{"path": "public/llms.txt", "content": "..."},
{"path": "public/data.json", "content": "..."},
{"path": "next.config.js", "content": "..."},
{"path": "pages/top-10-sneakers-2025.js", "content": "..."}
],
"project_name": "ai-nike",
"ai_site_url": "https://nike.searchcompany.dev",
"updated_paths": [
"/llms.txt",
"/data.json",
"/top-10-sneakers-2025"
]
}
🔵 POST - Update Timestamps
Update All Timestamps
Refresh timestamps on all AI website pages (core files + AI articles)
POST
/
api
/
cron
/
update-all-timestamps
curl -X POST https://searchcompany-main.up.railway.app/api/cron/update-all-timestamps \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"business_id": "nike"}'
{
"status": "success",
"core_files_updated": 3,
"pages_updated": 47,
"pages_failed": 0,
"files": [
{"path": "public/llms.txt", "content": "..."},
{"path": "public/data.json", "content": "..."},
{"path": "next.config.js", "content": "..."},
{"path": "pages/top-10-sneakers-2025.js", "content": "..."}
],
"project_name": "ai-nike",
"ai_site_url": "https://nike.searchcompany.dev",
"updated_paths": [
"/llms.txt",
"/data.json",
"/top-10-sneakers-2025"
]
}
Internal endpoint for the Cron service to update timestamps on ALL pages for a business.
This signals freshness to AI search engines like Bing, which favor recently updated content.
Updates core AI site files (llms.txt, data.json, next.config.js) AND all AI articles.
This is Job 2 in the cron sequence, running BEFORE new AI articles are created.
It ensures existing content appears fresh to crawlers.
What Gets Updated
Core AI Site Files
| File | Update |
|---|---|
llms.txt | ”Last updated: [date]” at bottom |
data.json | dateModified field |
next.config.js | Last-Modified and ETag HTTP headers |
AI Articles
For every existing AI article:| Element | Update |
|---|---|
<meta property="article:modified_time"> | Current ISO timestamp |
| Year in title | ”2025” → “2026” (if year changed) |
Year in <h1> | Same as title |
| Footer | ”Last updated: December 24, 2025” |
Request Body
string
required
Business identifier (org_slug)
Response
string
“success” or “error”
number
Number of core AI site files updated (llms.txt, data.json, next.config.js)
number
Number of AI articles successfully updated
number
Number of AI articles that failed to update
array
Array of updated files to deploy. Each file has
path and content.string
Vercel project name for deployment
string
AI site URL (e.g. “https://nike.searchcompany.dev”)
array
List of URL paths that were updated
curl -X POST https://searchcompany-main.up.railway.app/api/cron/update-all-timestamps \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"business_id": "nike"}'
{
"status": "success",
"core_files_updated": 3,
"pages_updated": 47,
"pages_failed": 0,
"files": [
{"path": "public/llms.txt", "content": "..."},
{"path": "public/data.json", "content": "..."},
{"path": "next.config.js", "content": "..."},
{"path": "pages/top-10-sneakers-2025.js", "content": "..."}
],
"project_name": "ai-nike",
"ai_site_url": "https://nike.searchcompany.dev",
"updated_paths": [
"/llms.txt",
"/data.json",
"/top-10-sneakers-2025"
]
}
Workflow
This endpoint returns files but does NOT deploy. The cron service handles deployment:1. update-all-timestamps → Returns updated files
└── Updates core files + all AI articles
2. deploy-to-vercel → Deploys all updated files at once
└── Single deployment with all changes
3. submit-indexnow → Notifies search engines
└── Tells Bing, Yandex, etc. that pages were updated
Why This Matters
From Bing’s AI Search documentation:“Bing’s crawl frequency and its AI tend to favor fresh content. Update your content regularly – even minor tweaks with a ‘Last updated’ note can signal freshness. Bing might include a date in the citation (e.g., ‘source: yoursite.com (Dec 2025)’), which can influence user trust.”By updating timestamps daily, your pages:
- Appear fresh to AI crawlers
- Get higher priority in crawl scheduling
- Show recent dates in AI citations
- Compete better against newer content