diff --git a/backend-external/src/v1/routes/pay-transparency-routes.ts b/backend-external/src/v1/routes/pay-transparency-routes.ts
index d4ddd61e2..59c12863f 100644
--- a/backend-external/src/v1/routes/pay-transparency-routes.ts
+++ b/backend-external/src/v1/routes/pay-transparency-routes.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ const router = express.Router();
  *           type: array
  *           items:
  *             $ref: "#/components/schemas/Report"
+ *         history:
+ *           type: array
+ *           items:
+ *             $ref: "#/components/schemas/Report"
  *
  */
 
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
  *   name: Reports
  * /:
  *   get:
- *     summary: Get published reports within a date range (date range defaults to the last 30 days)
+ *     summary: Get published reports with update date within a date range (date range defaults to the last 30 days)
  *     tags: [Reports]
  *     security:
  *       - ApiKeyAuth: []
@@ -118,13 +122,13 @@ const router = express.Router();
  *         type: date
  *         pattern: /([0-9]{4})-(?:[0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2})/
  *         required: false
- *         description: "Start date for the date range filter (format: YYYY-MM-dd) - optional"
+ *         description: "Start date for the update date range filter (format: YYYY-MM-dd) - optional"
  *       - in: query
  *         name: endDate
  *         type: string
  *         pattern: /([0-9]{4})-(?:[0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2})/
  *         required: false
- *         description: "End date for the date range filter (format: YYYY-MM-dd) - optional"
+ *         description: "End date for the update date range filter (format: YYYY-MM-dd) - optional"
  *
  *
  *     responses:
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/routes/external-consumer-routes.spec.ts b/backend/src/v1/routes/external-consumer-routes.spec.ts
index 873d3d922..6e91033a8 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/routes/external-consumer-routes.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/routes/external-consumer-routes.spec.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ describe('external-consumer-routes', () => {
           expect(body).toEqual({
             page: 0,
             pageSize: 1000,
+            history: [],
             records: [
               {
                 calculated_data: [
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.spec.ts b/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.spec.ts
index 47a1b69bd..d8fb00a86 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.spec.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('external-consumer-service', () => {
       user_comment: testData.user_comment,
     });
 
-    expect(results.records[1]).toStrictEqual({
+    expect(results.history[0]).toStrictEqual({
       calculated_data: [
         {
           is_suppressed:
diff --git a/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.ts b/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.ts
index 41fcf7fb2..6ca276624 100644
--- a/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/v1/services/external-consumer-service.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const externalConsumerService = {
       .$replica()
       .pay_transparency_report.findMany({
         where: {
-          create_date: {
+          update_date: {
             gte: convert(startDt).toDate(),
             lte: convert(endDt).toDate(),
           },
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const externalConsumerService = {
               pay_transparency_company: true,
             },
             where: {
-              create_date: {
+              update_date: {
                 gte: convert(startDt).toDate(),
                 lte: convert(endDt).toDate(),
               },
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ const externalConsumerService = {
     return {
       page: offset,
       pageSize: limit,
+      history: flatten(results.map((r) => r.report_history)).map((report) => {
+        return {
+          ...denormalizeReport(
+            report,
+            (r) => r.naics_code_report_history_naics_codeTonaics_code,
+            (r) => r.calculated_data_history,
+          ),
+        };
+      }),
       records: [
         ...results.map((report) => {
           return {
@@ -176,15 +185,6 @@ const externalConsumerService = {
             ),
           };
         }),
-        ...flatten(results.map((r) => r.report_history)).map((report) => {
-          return {
-            ...denormalizeReport(
-              report,
-              (r) => r.naics_code_report_history_naics_codeTonaics_code,
-              (r) => r.calculated_data_history,
-            ),
-          };
-        }),
       ],
     };
   },