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Cron Describe API
Turn a cron expression into a plain-English description and its next five run times.
Request Headers
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
X-RapidAPI-Key | required | Your RapidAPI key. Get one free. |
X-RapidAPI-Host | required | cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com |
Endpoints
GET
/v1/time/cron Describe a cron expression and list its next run times
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
expression | string | required | — | matches \S |
Code Examples
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com/v1/time/cron?expression=example' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com' const url = "https://cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com/v1/time/cron?expression=example";
const options = {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-rapidapi-host": "cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com"
}
};
const response = await fetch(url, options);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); import requests
url = "https://cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com/v1/time/cron"
querystring = {"expression": "example"}
headers = {
"x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-rapidapi-host": "cron-describe.p.rapidapi.com"
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
print(response.json()) Interactive Example
$ GET /v1/time/cron?expression=0 9 * * MON-FRI
{"description":"at 9:00 every day between Monday and Friday","next_runs":["2026-07-03T09:00:00Z","2026-07-06T09:00:00Z","2026-07-07T09:00:00Z","2026-07-08T09:00:00Z","2026-07-09T09:00:00Z"]} Subscribe & License
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