Invalid Delay Format

This message indicates that the delay field in your webhook payload could not be parsed. The delay field accepts three shapes:

• An integer number of seconds (e.g., 300 for a five minute delay)
• A relative expression (e.g., +5 minutes, +1 hour, 30 seconds, 20 mins).
• An absolute datetime that includes a timezone (e.g., 2026-01-25 05:30 pm EST, 2026-01-25T05:30:00-05:00).

Natural-language expressions are accepted when they can be parsed and resolve to a time in the future within 24 hours (for example, next hour or noon UTC).

All relative and natural-language values must resolve to a future point in time no more than 24 hours ahead. Absolute datetimes must include a timezone.

Invalid delay example:

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "delay": "not a date"
}

Valid delay examples:

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "delay": 300
}

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "delay": "+5 minutes"
}

{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "action": "buy",
    "delay": "2026-01-25 05:30 pm EST"
}

If you encounter this error, please review the delay value in your payload and ensure it matches one of the accepted shapes above.