# API - Days Until Progress Parameter?

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/api-days-until-progress-parameter/10207>\
**Category:** Tech\
**Created:** [March 3, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/api-days-until-progress-parameter/10207 "2022-03-03T18:16:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![cgamer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@cgamer1](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/cgamer1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/api-days-until-progress-parameter/10207/1 "2022-03-03T18:16:33Z")

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Does anyone happen to know if there is a parameter in the API that controls how many days until progress has to be made? See below for example from the web interface:

 ![daysuntilprogress](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/beeminder/original/2X/d/d2d0ad8dad6078298ae58002f80ca4a7c001d7fd.png)

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**Author:** ![zzq](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/zzq/32/6471_2.png) [@zzq](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/zzq)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/api-days-until-progress-parameter/10207/2 "2022-03-03T19:01:59Z")

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I believe that parameter is called `buffer_days`, though I don’t see it documented in the API docs. Nevertheless, I’m pretty sure you can pass it as a parameter to the goal creation API (but perhaps it being undocumented is meant as a hint not to use it, for some reason, not just an accidental omission? Not sure.)

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**Author:** ![cgamer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@cgamer1](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/cgamer1)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/api-days-until-progress-parameter/10207/3 "2022-03-03T19:56:05Z")

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Nifty, thank you. That’s what I was looking for.

On a related note, is there a parameter that defines the initial deadline time?

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**Author:** ![bizzle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/bizzle/32/4723_2.png) [@bizzle](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/bizzle)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/api-days-until-progress-parameter/10207/4 "2022-03-03T20:31:18Z")

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There is also `safebuf` (value as an integer eg “1”) or `safesum` (as a string “safe for 1 day”)  
[http://api.beeminder.com/#attributes-2](http://api.beeminder.com/#attributes-2)