Cron Expression Parser API

About the Cron Expression Parser API

Cron Expression Parser works by parsing cron expressions and validating their syntax. It returns field-by-field analysis, human-readable descriptions, and frequency information for both 5-field and 6-field cron formats.

What people use it for

Syntax Validation

Validate cron expressions before deploying them to production to avoid scheduling errors

Schedule Documentation

Generate human-readable descriptions of cron expressions for documentation and team communication

Debugging

Parse and analyze existing cron expressions to understand their timing and identify issues

Migration

Verify cron expressions when migrating between systems or converting from 5-field to 6-field format

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON

Default REST response

XML

Markup format

YAML

Human-readable

CSV

Tabular export

Beta

GraphQL

Query language

New

MCP

For AI agents

Request parameters — GET /v1/cronparser

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Required

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/cronparser?expression=0%209%20*%20*%201-5" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Response — GET /v1/cronparser

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "expression": "0 9 * * 1-5",
    "isValid": true,
    "format": "5-field",
    "fields": {
      "second": {
        "expression": "0",
        "description": "At 0",
        "values": [
          0
        ]
      },
      "minute": {
        "expression": "0",
        "description": "At 0",
        "values": [
          0
        ]
      },
      "hour": {
        "expression": "9",
        "description": "At 9",
        "values": [
          9
        ]
      },
      "dayOfMonth": {
        "expression": "*",
        "description": "Every",
        "values": [
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          5,
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        ]
      },
      "month": {
        "expression": "*",
        "description": "Every",
        "values": [
          1,
          2,
          3,
          4,
          5,
          6,
          7,
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        ]
      },
      "dayOfWeek": {
        "expression": "1-5",
        "description": "From 1 to 5",
        "values": [
          1,
          2,
          3,
          4,
          5
        ]
      }
    },
    "description": "At 9:00 AM on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday",
    "frequency": {
      "type": "Daily",
      "interval": "day"
    },
    "nextRuns": [
      "2026-02-19T09:00:00.000Z",
      "2026-02-20T09:00:00.000Z",
      "2026-02-21T09:00:00.000Z",
      "2026-02-24T09:00:00.000Z",
      "2026-02-25T09:00:00.000Z"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

Zero-code embed — one snippet, no backend

Drop an interactive Cron Expression Parser form onto any page. The widget calls the API for you, so no key ever appears in your markup and there is nothing to deploy.

Changelog — Cron Expression Parser API

Every change to this endpoint, newest first. Breaking changes ship as a new version and the previous one keeps serving — response fields are added, never removed or retyped in place, so an integration written against v1 keeps working.

Currently v1