{"id":1515,"date":"2018-07-20T22:48:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T05:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sqltutorial.org\/?page_id=1515"},"modified":"2025-01-21T00:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:09:55","slug":"sql-datediff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-date-functions\/sql-datediff\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL DATEDIFF Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the SQL <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function to calculate the difference between two dates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"note\">Note that the <code>DATEDIFF<\/code> function is not included in SQL Standard but is implemented by SQL Server, MySQL, and MariaDB.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='introduction-to-the-sql-datediff-function'>Introduction to the SQL DATEDIFF function <a href=\"#introduction-to-the-sql-datediff-function\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"introduction-to-the-sql-datediff-function\" title=\"Anchor for Introduction to the SQL DATEDIFF function\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To calculate the difference between the two dates, you use the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code>function.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here&#8217;s the syntax of the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlservertutorial.net\/sql-server-date-functions\/sql-server-datediff-function\/\">SQL Server<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">DATEDIFF ( datepart , startdate , enddate )<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In this syntax<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><code>datepart<\/code> is the units such as year, month, day, hour, minute, and second in which you want the function to return the difference between <code>startdate<\/code> and <code>enddate<\/code>.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><code>startdate<\/code> is the starting date (or datetime, time, timestamp, etc.)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><code>enddate <\/code>is the ending date (or datetime, time, timestamp, etc.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The function returns a signed integer value with the unit specified by the <code>datepart<\/code> argument.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following table illustrates the valid units of date in SQL Server:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>datepart<\/th>\r\n<th>Abbreviations<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>year<\/td>\r\n<td>yy,\u00a0yyyy<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>quarter<\/td>\r\n<td>qq,\u00a0q<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>month<\/td>\r\n<td>mm,\u00a0m<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>dayofyear<\/td>\r\n<td>dy,\u00a0y<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>day<\/td>\r\n<td>dd,\u00a0d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>week<\/td>\r\n<td>wk,\u00a0ww<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>weekday<\/td>\r\n<td>dw,\u00a0w<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>hour<\/td>\r\n<td>hh<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>minute<\/td>\r\n<td>mi,\u00a0n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>second<\/td>\r\n<td>ss,\u00a0s<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>millisecond<\/td>\r\n<td>ms<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>microsecond<\/td>\r\n<td>mcs<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>nanosecond<\/td>\r\n<td>ns<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='sql-datediff-function-examples'>SQL DATEDIFF function Examples <a href=\"#sql-datediff-function-examples\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"sql-datediff-function-examples\" title=\"Anchor for SQL DATEDIFF function Examples\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Let&#8217;s take some examples of using the <code>DATEDIFF<\/code> function.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='calculating-the-difference-in-year-day-and-month'>Calculating the difference in year, day, and month <a href=\"#calculating-the-difference-in-year-day-and-month\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"calculating-the-difference-in-year-day-and-month\" title=\"Anchor for Calculating the difference in year, day, and month\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following query uses the <code>DATEDIFF<\/code> function to return the number of years between two dates:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">year<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01'<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2018-01-01'<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Output:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">3<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To get the difference in month or day between two dates, you can change the first argument to month or day accordingly. For example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">month<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01'<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2018-01-01'<\/span>),\r\n       <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">day<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01'<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2018-01-01'<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Output:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-5\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">m           d\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">----------- -----------<\/span>\r\n36          1096<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-5\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Notice that the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function takes the leap year into account.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Since 2016 is the leap year, the difference in days between the two dates <code>'2015-01-01'<\/code> and <code>'2018-01-01'<\/code> is 2&#215;365 + 366 = 1096.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='calculating-the-difference-in-hour'>Calculating the difference in hour <a href=\"#calculating-the-difference-in-hour\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"calculating-the-difference-in-hour\" title=\"Anchor for Calculating the difference in hour\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following query uses the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function to calculate the difference in hours between two <code>DATETIME<\/code> values:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-6\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">hour<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01 01:00:00'<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01 03:00:00'<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-6\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Output:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-7\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">2<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-7\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Consider the following example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-8\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">hour<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01 01:00:00'<\/span>,<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2015-01-01 03:45:00'<\/span>);<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-8\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It also returns 2:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-9\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">2\r\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-9\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The reason is that the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function returns an integer only. In this case, it truncated the minute part and only considered the hour part.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='using-datediff-with-table-data-example'>Using DATEDIFF with table data example <a href=\"#using-datediff-with-table-data-example\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"using-datediff-with-table-data-example\" title=\"Anchor for Using DATEDIFF with table data example\">#<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We&#8217;ll use the <code>employees<\/code> table from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-sample-database\/\">HR sample database<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"273\" class=\"wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/employees.png\" alt=\"SQL ANY - Employees Table\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following query uses the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function to calculate the year of services of employees up to <code>January 1st, 2018<\/code>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-10\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span>\r\n  first_name,\r\n  last_name,\r\n  <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">YEAR<\/span>, hire_date, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2018-01-01'<\/span>) year_of_services\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span>\r\n  employees\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ORDER<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">BY<\/span>\r\n  first_name;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-10\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"note\">Note that the playground does not support the <code>DATEDIFF<\/code> function.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='datediff-function-in-mysql'>DATEDIFF Function in MySQL <a href=\"#datediff-function-in-mysql\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"datediff-function-in-mysql\" title=\"Anchor for DATEDIFF Function in MySQL\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Unlike SQL Server, the <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function in MySQL has a slightly different syntax:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-11\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">DATEDIFF(end_date, start_date)<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-11\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>MySQL returns the difference between two dates in days only. It ignores the time part of the date in the calculation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-12\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DATEDIFF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'2018-08-18'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'2018-08-09'<\/span>) <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">days<\/span>;<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-12\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The difference is nine days:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-13\" data-shcb-language-name=\"SQL (Structured Query Language)\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"sql\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-sql\">days\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">-----<\/span>\r\n9<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-13\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">SQL (Structured Query Language)<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">sql<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id='summary'>Summary <a href=\"#summary\" class=\"anchor\" id=\"summary\" title=\"Anchor for Summary\">#<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Use the SQL <code>DATEDIFF()<\/code> function to calculate the difference between two dates.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-question\">Was this tutorial helpful ?<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-thumbs\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1515\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-date-functions\/sql-datediff\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"SQL DATEDIFF Function\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-yes-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"feather feather-thumbs-up block w-full h-full\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M14 9V5a3 3 0 0 0-3-3l-4 9v11h11.28a2 2 0 0 0 2-1.7l1.38-9a2 2 0 0 0-2-2.3zM7 22H4a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-7a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> Yes <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tdata-response=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post=\"1515\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.sqltutorial.org\/sql-date-functions\/sql-datediff\/\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-title=\"SQL DATEDIFF Function\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"wth-btn-rounded wth-no-btn\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t\t\t\t\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\t\t\t\t\tfill=\"none\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-width=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linecap=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M10 15v4a3 3 0 0 0 3 3l4-9V2H5.72a2 2 0 0 0-2 1.7l-1.38 9a2 2 0 0 0 2 2.3zm7-13h2.67A2.31 2.31 0 0 1 22 4v7a2.31 2.31 0 0 1-2.33 2H17\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\"> No <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"wth-form hidden\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wth-form-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wth-title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<textarea class=\"wth-message\"><\/textarea>\n\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary wth-btn-submit\">Send<\/button>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"btn wth-btn-cancel\">Cancel<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial shows you how to use the SQL DATEDIFF() function to calculate the difference between two dates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1498,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1515","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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