---
title: "Restricting access based on date"
slug: "restricting-access-based-on-date"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "How-to", "Content Creator"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
canonical: "totara.help/restricting-access-based-on-date"
---

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# Restricting access based on date

The date restriction allows you to prevent access to an activity until or from a specified date and time.

To restrict access based on date, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the course and select **Turn editing on**.
2. Click **Edit** next to the activity for which you want to restrict access.
3. Expand the **Restrict access** section and click **Add restriction**.
4. Select **Date**.
5. You can select whether the learner **must** or **must not** match the specified completion criteria.
6. Select the relevant **from** or **until** option from the dropdown menu and enter the relevant date and time.
7. Then click **Save and display** or **Save and return to course** to confirm your selection.

You can also click the **X** delete icon to cancel without saving.

![Restricting access by date.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1634226356552.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A15%3A29Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A15%3A29Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=RiTpszqSPAnqLWH9xyCzB4ELxQ3FqpsrdVKnodOI0zg%3D)

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