From 3ab062e3cb6432621715ee652b430235780c7cc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vikhyath Mondreti <vikhyath@simstudio.ai>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:06:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(templates): only change updatedAt for actual updates to
 workflow or metadata

---
 apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/route.ts      | 1 -
 apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/star/route.ts | 2 --
 apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/use/route.ts  | 1 -
 3 files changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/route.ts
index 6feef0f32f..5e1e4e8c94 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/route.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
           .update(templates)
           .set({
             views: sql`${templates.views} + 1`,
-            updatedAt: new Date(),
           })
           .where(eq(templates.id, id))
 
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/star/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/star/route.ts
index d7e23c9d45..8f9fc19a0a 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/star/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/star/route.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
         .update(templates)
         .set({
           stars: sql`${templates.stars} + 1`,
-          updatedAt: new Date(),
         })
         .where(eq(templates.id, id))
     })
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ export async function DELETE(
         .update(templates)
         .set({
           stars: sql`GREATEST(${templates.stars} - 1, 0)`,
-          updatedAt: new Date(),
         })
         .where(eq(templates.id, id))
     })
diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/use/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/use/route.ts
index 3ffb9f5b27..26ab63a65a 100644
--- a/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/use/route.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/templates/[id]/use/route.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest, { params }: { params: Promise<{
       // Prepare template update data
       const updateData: any = {
         views: sql`${templates.views} + 1`,
-        updatedAt: now,
       }
 
       // If connecting to template for editing, also update the workflowId