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Cron Expression Parser

Enter a cron expression to get a human-readable description and see the next scheduled run times. Supports standard 5-field cron syntax and special strings like @daily, @hourly, and @weekly. Choose a timezone to see run times in your local time.

Required

Standard 5-field cron or @daily, @hourly, etc.

Advanced options
Optional

Number of upcoming run times to show

Optional

e.g. Europe/Zurich, America/New_York

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What this tool checks

  • Human-readable description of any cron expression
  • Next N run times with timezone support
  • Field-by-field breakdown (minute, hour, day, month, weekday)
  • Special strings (@daily, @hourly, @weekly, @monthly, @yearly)
  • Standard 5-field cron validation

Automate this with the API

Run this tool programmatically from your code. Get a free temporary API key with 20 requests/day — or register for 75 requests/day.

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

Frequently asked questions

What cron format is supported?
Standard 5-field cron expressions (minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week). Extended 6-field formats with seconds are not supported. Special strings like @daily and @hourly work too.
Can I use day names like MON-FRI?
Yes. You can use three-letter day abbreviations (SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT) or numeric values (0-7, where both 0 and 7 are Sunday).
How do timezones affect the results?
The next run times are calculated in the timezone you specify. The default is UTC. Use standard timezone names like America/New_York or Europe/Zurich.

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