diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac51e6e..85a4b9b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 docker-compose.y*ml
 .coverage
 *.egg-info
+.idea/
 dist
 build
 docs/_build
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18b1a29..61a1e42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 Observes [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) standard and [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) convention.
 
+## [0.8.13] - 11/15/2024
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Handle attribute value passed as epoch time in `_filter_to_restriction`
+
 ## [0.8.12] - 2024-10-03
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pharus/interface.py b/pharus/interface.py
index b291859..cf8f0d6 100644
--- a/pharus/interface.py
+++ b/pharus/interface.py
@@ -518,9 +518,16 @@ def _filter_to_restriction(attribute_filter: dict, attribute_type: str) -> str:
         else:
             operation = attribute_filter["operation"]
 
+        if (
+            re.match(r"^datetime.*$", attribute_type)
+            or re.match(r"timestamp", attribute_type)
+        ) and str(attribute_filter["value"]).isnumeric():
+            attribute_filter["value"] = f"FROM_UNIXTIME({attribute_filter['value']})"
+
         if (
             isinstance(attribute_filter["value"], str)
             and not attribute_filter["value"].isnumeric()
+            and not attribute_filter["value"].startswith("FROM_UNIXTIME")
         ):
             value = (
                 f"X'{attribute_filter['value'].replace('-', '')}'"
diff --git a/pharus/server.py b/pharus/server.py
index 5fe9c85..f1823d5 100644
--- a/pharus/server.py
+++ b/pharus/server.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def api_version() -> str:
     Content-Type: application/json
 
     {
-        "version": "0.8.12"
+        "version": "0.8.13"
     }
     ```
 
diff --git a/pharus/version.py b/pharus/version.py
index ed981cb..e1e1d7b 100644
--- a/pharus/version.py
+++ b/pharus/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Package metadata."""
 
-__version__ = "0.8.12"
+__version__ = "0.8.13"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a53c1ea..8ac53b9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 
 with open(path.join(here, "requirements.txt")) as f:
     requirements = [
-        "{pkg} @ {target}#egg={pkg}".format(
-            pkg=re.search(r"/([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.git", r).group(1), target=r
+        (
+            "{pkg} @ {target}#egg={pkg}".format(
+                pkg=re.search(r"/([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)\.git", r).group(1), target=r
+            )
+            if "+" in r
+            else r
         )
-        if "+" in r
-        else r
         for r in f.read().splitlines()
         if "#" not in r
     ]
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index cb2cb77..0561fa5 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ class Student(dj.Lookup):
             for i in range(100)
         ]
 
+    Student.insert1(
+        (110, "Unix Time", "123-45-6789", "2022-05-06 12:11:10", 2000.0, None, 0)
+    )
+
     yield Student
     Student.drop()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_filter.py b/tests/test_filter.py
index 7a375d5..4f761bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_filter.py
+++ b/tests/test_filter.py
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ def test_filters(token, client, Student):
     assert REST_records[0][6] == 0
 
 
+def test_filters_from_unixtime(token, client, Student):
+    # unix time 1651839070: "2022-05-06 12:11:10"
+    restriction = [
+        dict(attributeName="student_enroll_date", operation="=", value=1651839070),
+    ]
+    encoded_restriction = b64encode(dumps(restriction).encode("utf-8")).decode("utf-8")
+    q = dict(limit=10, page=1, order="student_id ASC", restriction=encoded_restriction)
+    REST_records = client.get(
+        f'/schema/{Student.database}/table/{"Student"}/record?{urlencode(q)}',
+        headers=dict(Authorization=f"Bearer {token}"),
+    ).json["records"]
+    assert len(REST_records) == 1
+    assert REST_records[0][1] == "Unix Time"
+
+
 def test_uuid_filter(token, client, Computer):
     """Verify UUID can be properly restricted."""
     restriction = [