diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/models/album.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/models/album.dart
index 3223a465b9..a3cffa1698 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/models/album.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/models/album.dart
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ class Album {
     final Album a = Album(
       remoteId: dto.id,
       name: dto.albumName,
-      createdAt: DateTime.parse(dto.createdAt),
-      modifiedAt: DateTime.parse(dto.updatedAt),
+      createdAt: dto.createdAt,
+      modifiedAt: dto.updatedAt,
       shared: dto.shared,
     );
     a.owner.value = await db.users.getById(dto.ownerId);
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart
index d6e3d487cd..267503c304 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/models/user.dart
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ class User {
 
   User.fromDto(UserResponseDto dto)
       : id = dto.id,
-        updatedAt = dto.updatedAt != null
-            ? DateTime.parse(dto.updatedAt!).toUtc()
-            : DateTime.now().toUtc(),
+        updatedAt = dto.updatedAt,
         email = dto.email,
         firstName = dto.firstName,
         lastName = dto.lastName,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/services/sync.service.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/services/sync.service.dart
index fae95a84fc..f5471d1546 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/services/sync.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/services/sync.service.dart
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class SyncService {
 
     album.name = dto.albumName;
     album.shared = dto.shared;
-    album.modifiedAt = DateTime.parse(dto.updatedAt);
+    album.modifiedAt = dto.updatedAt;
     if (album.thumbnail.value?.remoteId != dto.albumThumbnailAssetId) {
       album.thumbnail.value = await _db.assets
           .where()
@@ -713,5 +713,5 @@ bool _hasAlbumResponseDtoChanged(AlbumResponseDto dto, Album a) {
       dto.albumThumbnailAssetId != a.thumbnail.value?.remoteId ||
       dto.shared != a.shared ||
       dto.sharedUsers.length != a.sharedUsers.length ||
-      !DateTime.parse(dto.updatedAt).isAtSameMomentAs(a.modifiedAt);
+      !dto.updatedAt.isAtSameMomentAs(a.modifiedAt);
 }
diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/APIKeyResponseDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/APIKeyResponseDto.md
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index ff9890de5d..bfca912d9a 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/AlbumResponseDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/AlbumResponseDto.md
index 3b65af2760..d257dea2e9 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/CreateAssetsShareLinkDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/CreateAssetsShareLinkDto.md
index c36b519d76..59a6f02f38 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/doc/EditSharedLinkDto.md b/mobile/openapi/doc/EditSharedLinkDto.md
index a875bdbe7c..8097bb1183 100644
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index b8de598bee..8ffe0787a8 100644
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index 658f5b8d1f..c551dd5c77 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/test/user_response_dto_test.dart b/mobile/openapi/test/user_response_dto_test.dart
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diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album-repository.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album-repository.ts
index a369cdfa59..e52f5178c0 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album-repository.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album-repository.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class AlbumRepository implements IAlbumRepository {
 
   async addSharedUsers(album: AlbumEntity, addUsersDto: AddUsersDto): Promise<AlbumEntity> {
     album.sharedUsers.push(...addUsersDto.sharedUserIds.map((id) => ({ id } as UserEntity)));
-    album.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    album.updatedAt = new Date();
 
     await this.albumRepository.save(album);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class AlbumRepository implements IAlbumRepository {
 
   async removeUser(album: AlbumEntity, userId: string): Promise<void> {
     album.sharedUsers = album.sharedUsers.filter((user) => user.id !== userId);
-    album.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    album.updatedAt = new Date();
     await this.albumRepository.save(album);
   }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class AlbumRepository implements IAlbumRepository {
 
     const numRemovedAssets = assetCount - album.assets.length;
     if (numRemovedAssets > 0) {
-      album.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+      album.updatedAt = new Date();
     }
     await this.albumRepository.save(album, {});
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class AlbumRepository implements IAlbumRepository {
 
     const successfullyAdded = addAssetsDto.assetIds.length - alreadyExisting.length;
     if (successfullyAdded > 0) {
-      album.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+      album.updatedAt = new Date();
     }
     await this.albumRepository.save(album);
 
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album.service.spec.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album.service.spec.ts
index e1b1def7f9..1b24ee8d58 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/album.service.spec.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ describe('Album service', () => {
     ...authUser,
     firstName: 'auth',
     lastName: 'user',
-    createdAt: 'date',
-    updatedAt: 'date',
+    createdAt: new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z'),
     profileImagePath: '',
     shouldChangePassword: false,
     oauthId: '',
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ describe('Album service', () => {
     albumEntity.owner = albumOwner;
     albumEntity.id = albumId;
     albumEntity.albumName = 'name';
-    albumEntity.createdAt = 'date';
-    albumEntity.updatedAt = 'date';
+    albumEntity.createdAt = new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z');
+    albumEntity.updatedAt = new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z');
     albumEntity.sharedUsers = [];
     albumEntity.assets = [];
     albumEntity.albumThumbnailAssetId = null;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ describe('Album service', () => {
     albumEntity.owner = albumOwner;
     albumEntity.id = albumId;
     albumEntity.albumName = 'name';
-    albumEntity.createdAt = 'date';
+    albumEntity.createdAt = new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z');
     albumEntity.assets = [];
     albumEntity.albumThumbnailAssetId = null;
     albumEntity.sharedUsers = [
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ describe('Album service', () => {
     albumEntity.owner = albumOwner;
     albumEntity.id = albumId;
     albumEntity.albumName = 'name';
-    albumEntity.createdAt = 'date';
+    albumEntity.createdAt = new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z');
     albumEntity.assets = [];
     albumEntity.albumThumbnailAssetId = null;
     albumEntity.sharedUsers = [
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ describe('Album service', () => {
     albumEntity.ownerId = '5555';
     albumEntity.id = albumId;
     albumEntity.albumName = 'name';
-    albumEntity.createdAt = 'date';
+    albumEntity.createdAt = new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z');
     albumEntity.sharedUsers = [];
     albumEntity.assets = [];
     albumEntity.albumThumbnailAssetId = null;
@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@ describe('Album service', () => {
       owner: mapUser(albumOwner),
       id: albumId,
       albumName: 'name',
-      createdAt: 'date',
-      updatedAt: 'date',
+      createdAt: new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z'),
+      updatedAt: new Date('2022-06-19T23:41:36.910Z'),
       sharedUsers: [],
       assets: [],
       albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/dto/create-album-shared-link.dto.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/dto/create-album-shared-link.dto.ts
index a35e527489..bda8439814 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/dto/create-album-shared-link.dto.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/album/dto/create-album-shared-link.dto.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { ValidateUUID } from 'apps/immich/src/decorators/validate-uuid.decorator';
-import { IsBoolean, IsISO8601, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { IsBoolean, IsDate, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
 
 export class CreateAlbumShareLinkDto {
   @ValidateUUID()
   albumId!: string;
 
-  @IsISO8601()
   @IsOptional()
-  @ApiProperty({ format: 'date-time' })
-  expiresAt?: string;
+  @IsDate()
+  @Type(() => Date)
+  @ApiProperty()
+  expiresAt?: Date;
 
   @IsBoolean()
   @IsOptional()
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/asset/dto/create-asset-shared-link.dto.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/asset/dto/create-asset-shared-link.dto.ts
index 3e6cb0960d..258e7009a9 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/asset/dto/create-asset-shared-link.dto.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/asset/dto/create-asset-shared-link.dto.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
-import { IsArray, IsBoolean, IsNotEmpty, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { IsArray, IsBoolean, IsDate, IsNotEmpty, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
 
 export class CreateAssetsShareLinkDto {
   @IsArray()
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@ export class CreateAssetsShareLinkDto {
   })
   assetIds!: string[];
 
-  @IsString()
+  @IsDate()
+  @Type(() => Date)
   @IsOptional()
-  expiresAt?: string;
+  expiresAt?: Date;
 
   @IsBoolean()
   @IsOptional()
diff --git a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/tag/tag.service.spec.ts b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/tag/tag.service.spec.ts
index 69c92f82cd..4609bb781e 100644
--- a/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/tag/tag.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/apps/immich/src/api-v1/tag/tag.service.spec.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ describe('TagService', () => {
     email: 'testuser@email.com',
     profileImagePath: '',
     shouldChangePassword: true,
-    createdAt: '2022-12-02T19:29:23.603Z',
-    deletedAt: undefined,
-    updatedAt: '2022-12-02T19:29:23.603Z',
+    createdAt: new Date('2022-12-02T19:29:23.603Z'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2022-12-02T19:29:23.603Z'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
     oauthId: 'oauth-id-1',
diff --git a/server/immich-openapi-specs.json b/server/immich-openapi-specs.json
index 2fbf1a22a4..aa674ea604 100644
--- a/server/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/server/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -4196,9 +4196,6 @@
             "type": "string",
             "nullable": true
           },
-          "createdAt": {
-            "type": "string"
-          },
           "profileImagePath": {
             "type": "string"
           },
@@ -4208,11 +4205,17 @@
           "isAdmin": {
             "type": "boolean"
           },
-          "deletedAt": {
+          "createdAt": {
             "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "deletedAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string",
+            "nullable": true
+          },
           "updatedAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "oauthId": {
@@ -4225,10 +4228,12 @@
           "firstName",
           "lastName",
           "storageLabel",
-          "createdAt",
           "profileImagePath",
           "shouldChangePassword",
           "isAdmin",
+          "createdAt",
+          "deletedAt",
+          "updatedAt",
           "oauthId"
         ]
       },
@@ -4536,9 +4541,11 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "createdAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "updatedAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "albumThumbnailAssetId": {
@@ -4633,9 +4640,11 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "createdAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "updatedAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -4800,6 +4809,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "createdAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -5396,9 +5406,11 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "createdAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "expiresAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string",
             "nullable": true
           },
@@ -5441,6 +5453,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "expiresAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string",
             "nullable": true
           },
@@ -6255,6 +6268,7 @@
             }
           },
           "expiresAt": {
+            "format": "date-time",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "allowUpload": {
@@ -6393,8 +6407,8 @@
             "format": "uuid"
           },
           "expiresAt": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "date-time"
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string"
           },
           "allowUpload": {
             "type": "boolean"
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/album/album.service.spec.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/album/album.service.spec.ts
index 81dcd9926c..005b8e0b10 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/album/album.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/album/album.service.spec.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ describe(AlbumService.name, () => {
         createdAt: expect.anything(),
         id: 'album-1',
         owner: {
-          createdAt: '2021-01-01',
           email: 'admin@test.com',
           firstName: 'admin_first_name',
           id: 'admin_id',
@@ -138,7 +137,9 @@ describe(AlbumService.name, () => {
           profileImagePath: '',
           shouldChangePassword: false,
           storageLabel: 'admin',
-          updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+          createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+          deletedAt: null,
+          updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
         },
         ownerId: 'admin_id',
         shared: false,
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/album/response-dto/album-response.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/album/response-dto/album-response.dto.ts
index 9f911e0208..629bc5e070 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/album/response-dto/album-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/album/response-dto/album-response.dto.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ export class AlbumResponseDto {
   id!: string;
   ownerId!: string;
   albumName!: string;
-  createdAt!: string;
-  updatedAt!: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
+  updatedAt!: Date;
   albumThumbnailAssetId!: string | null;
   shared!: boolean;
   sharedUsers!: UserResponseDto[];
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/api-key/api-key-response.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/api-key/api-key-response.dto.ts
index f7b5b5e9f9..541984179c 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/api-key/api-key-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/api-key/api-key-response.dto.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export class APIKeyCreateResponseDto {
 export class APIKeyResponseDto {
   id!: string;
   name!: string;
-  createdAt!: string;
-  updatedAt!: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
+  updatedAt!: Date;
 }
 
 export function mapKey(entity: APIKeyEntity): APIKeyResponseDto {
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/auth/auth.service.spec.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
index e0a02c814c..3a3d73415d 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/auth/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
 
     it('should sign up the admin', async () => {
       userMock.getAdmin.mockResolvedValue(null);
-      userMock.create.mockResolvedValue({ ...dto, id: 'admin', createdAt: 'today' } as UserEntity);
+      userMock.create.mockResolvedValue({ ...dto, id: 'admin', createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01') } as UserEntity);
       await expect(sut.adminSignUp(dto)).resolves.toEqual({
         id: 'admin',
-        createdAt: 'today',
+        createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
         email: 'test@immich.com',
         firstName: 'immich',
         lastName: 'admin',
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/auth/response-dto/admin-signup-response.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/auth/response-dto/admin-signup-response.dto.ts
index 436405c903..5c2e4413ce 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/auth/response-dto/admin-signup-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/auth/response-dto/admin-signup-response.dto.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export class AdminSignupResponseDto {
   email!: string;
   firstName!: string;
   lastName!: string;
-  createdAt!: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
 }
 
 export function mapAdminSignupResponse(entity: UserEntity): AdminSignupResponseDto {
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/partner/partner.service.spec.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/partner/partner.service.spec.ts
index b2f55ee3ab..2598567cc6 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/partner/partner.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/partner/partner.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import { PartnerService } from './partner.service';
 
 const responseDto = {
   admin: {
-    createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-    deletedAt: undefined,
     email: 'admin@test.com',
     firstName: 'admin_first_name',
     id: 'admin_id',
@@ -16,12 +14,12 @@ const responseDto = {
     oauthId: '',
     profileImagePath: '',
     shouldChangePassword: false,
-    updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
     storageLabel: 'admin',
+    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
   },
   user1: {
-    createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-    deletedAt: undefined,
     email: 'immich@test.com',
     firstName: 'immich_first_name',
     id: 'user-id',
@@ -30,8 +28,10 @@ const responseDto = {
     oauthId: '',
     profileImagePath: '',
     shouldChangePassword: false,
-    updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
     storageLabel: null,
+    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/create-shared-link.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/create-shared-link.dto.ts
index 7f5af8b08e..db82021c6a 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/create-shared-link.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/create-shared-link.dto.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { AlbumEntity, AssetEntity, SharedLinkType } from '@app/infra/entities';
 
 export class CreateSharedLinkDto {
   description?: string;
-  expiresAt?: string;
+  expiresAt?: Date;
   type!: SharedLinkType;
   assets!: AssetEntity[];
   album?: AlbumEntity;
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/edit-shared-link.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/edit-shared-link.dto.ts
index 92ea2619ad..f35f5ed9ac 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/edit-shared-link.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/share/dto/edit-shared-link.dto.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export class EditSharedLinkDto {
   description?: string;
 
   @IsOptional()
-  expiresAt?: string | null;
+  expiresAt?: Date | null;
 
   @IsOptional()
   allowUpload?: boolean;
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/share/response-dto/shared-link-response.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/share/response-dto/shared-link-response.dto.ts
index 2618a264c7..bb76567896 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/share/response-dto/shared-link-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/share/response-dto/shared-link-response.dto.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export class SharedLinkResponseDto {
 
   @ApiProperty({ enumName: 'SharedLinkType', enum: SharedLinkType })
   type!: SharedLinkType;
-  createdAt!: string;
-  expiresAt!: string | null;
+  createdAt!: Date;
+  expiresAt!: Date | null;
   assets!: AssetResponseDto[];
   album?: AlbumResponseDto;
   allowUpload!: boolean;
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/share/share.core.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/share/share.core.ts
index 4229999a4e..706650a7b7 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/share/share.core.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/share/share.core.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class ShareCore {
       key: Buffer.from(this.cryptoRepository.randomBytes(50)),
       description: dto.description,
       userId,
-      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      createdAt: new Date(),
       expiresAt: dto.expiresAt ?? null,
       type: dto.type,
       assets: dto.assets,
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/user/response-dto/user-response.dto.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/user/response-dto/user-response.dto.ts
index 53da95fd52..6ad8e848c4 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/user/response-dto/user-response.dto.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/user/response-dto/user-response.dto.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ export class UserResponseDto {
   firstName!: string;
   lastName!: string;
   storageLabel!: string | null;
-  createdAt!: string;
   profileImagePath!: string;
   shouldChangePassword!: boolean;
   isAdmin!: boolean;
-  deletedAt?: Date;
-  updatedAt?: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
+  deletedAt!: Date | null;
+  updatedAt!: Date;
   oauthId!: string;
 }
 
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ export function mapUser(entity: UserEntity): UserResponseDto {
     firstName: entity.firstName,
     lastName: entity.lastName,
     storageLabel: entity.storageLabel,
-    createdAt: entity.createdAt,
     profileImagePath: entity.profileImagePath,
     shouldChangePassword: entity.shouldChangePassword,
     isAdmin: entity.isAdmin,
+    createdAt: entity.createdAt,
     deletedAt: entity.deletedAt,
     updatedAt: entity.updatedAt,
     oauthId: entity.oauthId,
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/src/user/user.service.spec.ts b/server/libs/domain/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
index 895d86bfca..1fbe5cccbb 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/src/user/user.service.spec.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ const adminUser: UserEntity = Object.freeze({
   oauthId: '',
   shouldChangePassword: false,
   profileImagePath: '',
-  createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-  updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+  createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+  deletedAt: null,
+  updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
   tags: [],
   assets: [],
   storageLabel: 'admin',
@@ -64,8 +65,9 @@ const immichUser: UserEntity = Object.freeze({
   oauthId: '',
   shouldChangePassword: false,
   profileImagePath: '',
-  createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-  updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+  createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+  deletedAt: null,
+  updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
   tags: [],
   assets: [],
   storageLabel: null,
@@ -81,8 +83,9 @@ const updatedImmichUser: UserEntity = Object.freeze({
   oauthId: '',
   shouldChangePassword: true,
   profileImagePath: '',
-  createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-  updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+  createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+  deletedAt: null,
+  updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
   tags: [],
   assets: [],
   storageLabel: null,
@@ -91,15 +94,15 @@ const updatedImmichUser: UserEntity = Object.freeze({
 const adminUserResponse = Object.freeze({
   id: adminUserAuth.id,
   email: 'admin@test.com',
-  deletedAt: undefined,
   firstName: 'admin_first_name',
   lastName: 'admin_last_name',
   isAdmin: true,
   oauthId: '',
   shouldChangePassword: false,
   profileImagePath: '',
-  createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-  updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+  createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+  deletedAt: null,
+  updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
   storageLabel: 'admin',
 });
 
@@ -140,15 +143,15 @@ describe(UserService.name, () => {
         {
           id: adminUserAuth.id,
           email: 'admin@test.com',
-          deletedAt: undefined,
           firstName: 'admin_first_name',
           lastName: 'admin_last_name',
           isAdmin: true,
           oauthId: '',
           shouldChangePassword: false,
           profileImagePath: '',
-          createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-          updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+          createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+          deletedAt: null,
+          updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
           storageLabel: 'admin',
         },
       ]);
diff --git a/server/libs/domain/test/fixtures.ts b/server/libs/domain/test/fixtures.ts
index da420346fe..3d00e7f249 100644
--- a/server/libs/domain/test/fixtures.ts
+++ b/server/libs/domain/test/fixtures.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ export const userEntityStub = {
     oauthId: '',
     shouldChangePassword: false,
     profileImagePath: '',
-    createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-    updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
   }),
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ export const userEntityStub = {
     oauthId: '',
     shouldChangePassword: false,
     profileImagePath: '',
-    createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-    updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
   }),
@@ -113,8 +115,9 @@ export const userEntityStub = {
     oauthId: '',
     shouldChangePassword: false,
     profileImagePath: '',
-    createdAt: '2021-01-01',
-    updatedAt: '2021-01-01',
+    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
+    deletedAt: null,
+    updatedAt: new Date('2021-01-01'),
     tags: [],
     assets: [],
   }),
@@ -317,8 +320,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [],
     albumThumbnailAsset: null,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [],
   }),
@@ -330,8 +333,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [],
     albumThumbnailAsset: null,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [userEntityStub.user1],
   }),
@@ -343,8 +346,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [],
     albumThumbnailAsset: null,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [userEntityStub.admin],
   }),
@@ -356,8 +359,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [assetEntityStub.image],
     albumThumbnailAsset: null,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [],
   }),
@@ -369,8 +372,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [],
     albumThumbnailAsset: assetEntityStub.image,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: assetEntityStub.image.id,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [],
   }),
@@ -382,8 +385,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [],
     albumThumbnailAsset: null,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [],
   }),
@@ -395,8 +398,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [assetEntityStub.image],
     albumThumbnailAsset: assetEntityStub.livePhotoMotionAsset,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: assetEntityStub.livePhotoMotionAsset.id,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [],
   }),
@@ -408,8 +411,8 @@ export const albumStub = {
     assets: [assetEntityStub.image],
     albumThumbnailAsset: assetEntityStub.image,
     albumThumbnailAssetId: assetEntityStub.image.id,
-    createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-    updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
     sharedLinks: [],
     sharedUsers: [],
   }),
@@ -468,8 +471,8 @@ const assetResponse: AssetResponseDto = {
 const albumResponse: AlbumResponseDto = {
   albumName: 'Test Album',
   albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
-  createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-  updatedAt: today.toISOString(),
+  createdAt: today,
+  updatedAt: today,
   id: 'album-123',
   ownerId: 'admin_id',
   owner: mapUser(userEntityStub.admin),
@@ -645,8 +648,8 @@ export const sharedLinkStub = {
     user: userEntityStub.admin,
     key: Buffer.from('secret-key', 'utf8'),
     type: SharedLinkType.ALBUM,
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-    expiresAt: tomorrow.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
+    expiresAt: tomorrow,
     allowUpload: true,
     allowDownload: true,
     showExif: true,
@@ -659,8 +662,8 @@ export const sharedLinkStub = {
     user: userEntityStub.admin,
     key: Buffer.from('secret-key', 'utf8'),
     type: SharedLinkType.ALBUM,
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-    expiresAt: yesterday.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
+    expiresAt: yesterday,
     allowUpload: true,
     allowDownload: true,
     showExif: true,
@@ -672,8 +675,8 @@ export const sharedLinkStub = {
     user: userEntityStub.admin,
     key: Buffer.from('secret-key', 'utf8'),
     type: SharedLinkType.ALBUM,
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-    expiresAt: tomorrow.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
+    expiresAt: tomorrow,
     allowUpload: false,
     allowDownload: false,
     showExif: true,
@@ -683,8 +686,8 @@ export const sharedLinkStub = {
       ownerId: authStub.admin.id,
       owner: userEntityStub.admin,
       albumName: 'Test Album',
-      createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-      updatedAt: today.toISOString(),
+      createdAt: today,
+      updatedAt: today,
       albumThumbnailAsset: null,
       albumThumbnailAssetId: null,
       sharedUsers: [],
@@ -763,9 +766,9 @@ export const sharedLinkResponseStub = {
     allowDownload: true,
     allowUpload: true,
     assets: [],
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
     description: undefined,
-    expiresAt: tomorrow.toISOString(),
+    expiresAt: tomorrow,
     id: '123',
     key: '7365637265742d6b6579',
     showExif: true,
@@ -777,9 +780,9 @@ export const sharedLinkResponseStub = {
     allowDownload: true,
     allowUpload: true,
     assets: [],
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
     description: undefined,
-    expiresAt: yesterday.toISOString(),
+    expiresAt: yesterday,
     id: '123',
     key: '7365637265742d6b6579',
     showExif: true,
@@ -791,8 +794,8 @@ export const sharedLinkResponseStub = {
     userId: 'admin_id',
     key: '7365637265742d6b6579',
     type: SharedLinkType.ALBUM,
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-    expiresAt: tomorrow.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
+    expiresAt: tomorrow,
     description: undefined,
     allowUpload: false,
     allowDownload: false,
@@ -805,8 +808,8 @@ export const sharedLinkResponseStub = {
     userId: 'admin_id',
     key: '7365637265742d6b6579',
     type: SharedLinkType.ALBUM,
-    createdAt: today.toISOString(),
-    expiresAt: tomorrow.toISOString(),
+    createdAt: today,
+    expiresAt: tomorrow,
     description: undefined,
     allowUpload: false,
     allowDownload: false,
diff --git a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/album.entity.ts b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/album.entity.ts
index 6dcebf8a17..6dd4b92740 100644
--- a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/album.entity.ts
+++ b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/album.entity.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export class AlbumEntity {
   albumName!: string;
 
   @CreateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
-  createdAt!: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
 
   @UpdateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
-  updatedAt!: string;
+  updatedAt!: Date;
 
   @ManyToOne(() => AssetEntity, { nullable: true, onDelete: 'SET NULL', onUpdate: 'CASCADE' })
   albumThumbnailAsset!: AssetEntity | null;
diff --git a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/api-key.entity.ts b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/api-key.entity.ts
index 54108832d8..0c8252fe43 100644
--- a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/api-key.entity.ts
+++ b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/api-key.entity.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export class APIKeyEntity {
   userId!: string;
 
   @CreateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
-  createdAt!: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
 
   @UpdateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
-  updatedAt!: string;
+  updatedAt!: Date;
 }
diff --git a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/shared-link.entity.ts b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/shared-link.entity.ts
index 231b3a9660..7bca8dddf4 100644
--- a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/shared-link.entity.ts
+++ b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/shared-link.entity.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ export class SharedLinkEntity {
   type!: SharedLinkType;
 
   @CreateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
-  createdAt!: string;
+  createdAt!: Date;
 
   @Column({ type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true })
-  expiresAt!: string | null;
+  expiresAt!: Date | null;
 
   @Column({ type: 'boolean', default: false })
   allowUpload!: boolean;
diff --git a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/user.entity.ts b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/user.entity.ts
index 06c6981263..f175a603c3 100644
--- a/server/libs/infra/src/entities/user.entity.ts
+++ b/server/libs/infra/src/entities/user.entity.ts
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ export class UserEntity {
   @Column({ default: true })
   shouldChangePassword!: boolean;
 
-  @CreateDateColumn()
-  createdAt!: string;
+  @CreateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
 
-  @DeleteDateColumn()
-  deletedAt?: Date;
+  @DeleteDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
+  deletedAt!: Date | null;
 
   @UpdateDateColumn({ type: 'timestamptz' })
-  updatedAt!: string;
+  updatedAt!: Date;
 
   @OneToMany(() => TagEntity, (tag) => tag.user)
   tags!: TagEntity[];
diff --git a/server/libs/infra/src/migrations/1685370430343-UserDatesTimestamptz.ts b/server/libs/infra/src/migrations/1685370430343-UserDatesTimestamptz.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a70e012d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/libs/infra/src/migrations/1685370430343-UserDatesTimestamptz.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+export class UserDatesTimestamptz1685370430343 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = 'UserDatesTimestamptz1685370430343'
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ALTER COLUMN "createdAt" TYPE TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ALTER COLUMN "deletedAt" TYPE TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ALTER COLUMN "deletedAt" TYPE TIMESTAMP`);
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "users" ALTER COLUMN "createdAt" TYPE TIMESTAMP`);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/web/src/api/open-api/api.ts b/web/src/api/open-api/api.ts
index 269fd55c10..cc4a6355e9 100644
--- a/web/src/api/open-api/api.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/open-api/api.ts
@@ -2712,12 +2712,6 @@ export interface UserResponseDto {
      * @memberof UserResponseDto
      */
     'storageLabel': string | null;
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @type {string}
-     * @memberof UserResponseDto
-     */
-    'createdAt': string;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {string}
@@ -2741,13 +2735,19 @@ export interface UserResponseDto {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof UserResponseDto
      */
-    'deletedAt'?: string;
+    'createdAt': string;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof UserResponseDto
      */
-    'updatedAt'?: string;
+    'deletedAt': string | null;
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @type {string}
+     * @memberof UserResponseDto
+     */
+    'updatedAt': string;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {string}