# Using Search Filter in App Studio to Filter Items Created Today

**URL:** <https://community.directus.com/t/using-search-filter-in-app-studio-to-filter-items-created-today/746>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 12, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/using-search-filter-in-app-studio-to-filter-items-created-today/746 "2025-07-12T12:49:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abdallah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.directus.com/abdallah/32/105_2.png) [@Abdallah](https://community.directus.com/u/Abdallah)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/using-search-filter-in-app-studio-to-filter-items-created-today/746/1 "2025-07-12T12:49:03Z")

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I’m looking to create a bookmark in the app studio that automatically filters the items created **today** (not the last 24 hours, but strictly by the current date).

Can `$NOW()` or another dynamic variable be used in the filter, so users don’t need to update the date manually?

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