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Pay per event

Cron Expression Parser & Validator

Parse, validate, and explain cron expressions in plain English. Shows the next N scheduled run times, provides a full field-by-field breakdown, and supports both 5-field standard and 6-field (with seconds) formats. Ideal for debugging schedulers and CI/CD pipeline configuration.

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Pay per event

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Developer

Stas Persiianenko

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Automation

You can access the Cron Expression Parser & Validator programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "expressions": [
10        "*/5 * * * *",
11        "0 9 * * 1-5",
12        "30 6 1 * *",
13        "0 0 * * 0",
14    ],
15    "nextRunCount": 5,
16    "timezone": "UTC",
17}
18
19# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
20run = client.actor("automation-lab/cron-expression-parser").call(run_input=run_input)
21
22# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
23print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
24for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
25    print(item)
26
27# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Cron Expression Parser & Validator API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Cron Expression Parser & Validator API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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Cron Expression Parser & Validator API in JavaScript

Cron Expression Parser & Validator API through CLI

Cron Expression Parser & Validator OpenAPI definition

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