Cron Expression Parser

Parse a cron expression into a human-readable description and calculate next run times

GET


                    api/v1/parse-cron

Parse a cron expression into a human-readable description and calculate next run times

Rate Limiting

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`expression`	string	Required	The expression parameter
`num_next`	string	Required	The num_next parameter
`timezone`	string	Required	The timezone parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "Cron expression parsed successfully",
    "data": {
        "expression": "*/5 * * * *",
        "human_readable": "Every 5 minutes",
        "is_valid": true,
        "fields": {
            "minute": "*/5",
            "hour": "*",
            "day_of_month": "*",
            "month": "*",
            "day_of_week": "*"
        },
        "next_runs": [
            "2026-02-27T12:05:00+00:00",
            "2026-02-27T12:10:00+00:00",
            "2026-02-27T12:15:00+00:00",
            "2026-02-27T12:20:00+00:00",
            "2026-02-27T12:25:00+00:00"
        ],
        "timezone": "UTC"
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/parse-cron" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/parse-cron", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/parse-cron");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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