# Public Holidays Scraper — 200+ Countries (`hipersoft/public-holidays-scraper`) Actor

Get public holidays for 200+ countries and any year: date, holiday name, local name, national vs regional, county/region codes, holiday type and fixed/moveable. Perfect for scheduling, HR, calendars and business planning. One row per holiday as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/public-holidays-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.00015 / holiday scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Public Holidays Scraper — 200+ Countries

Get **public holidays for 200+ countries** and any year with the **Public Holidays Scraper**. Pick countries and years and export each holiday's **date, name, local name, national vs regional status, county/region codes, type and whether it's fixed or moveable** — one clean row per holiday as **JSON, CSV or Excel**.

Built for **scheduling and calendar apps, HR and payroll, e-commerce planning, logistics and business operations**, it turns official holiday calendars into a structured dataset.

### What it does

- 🌍 **200+ countries** — fetch holidays for any supported country by ISO code, or all at once.
- 📅 **Any year** — pull one year or several in a single run.
- 🏷️ **Rich detail** — holiday name, local-language name, date, type and launch year.
- 🗺️ **National vs regional** — a global/national flag plus county/region codes for regional holidays.
- 🔁 **Fixed vs moveable** — know whether a holiday's date shifts each year.
- 📤 **Export anywhere** — JSON, CSV or Excel, or straight into a calendar, HR system or planner.

### Example output

```json
{
  "date": "2026-04-03",
  "name": "Good Friday",
  "localName": "Karfreitag",
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "year": 2026,
  "global": true,
  "fixed": false,
  "counties": [],
  "types": ["Public"]
}
```

### How to use it

1. Add **country codes** (e.g. `US`, `GB`, `DE`) — or leave empty for all countries.
2. Add the **years** you want.
3. Set **Max holidays** and run. Download the results as **JSON, CSV or Excel**.

### Input fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Country codes** | ISO 3166 alpha-2 codes; empty = all 200+ countries. |
| **Years** | One or more years (e.g. 2026, 2027); empty = current year. |
| **Max holidays** | Maximum holidays to collect (0 = no limit). |

### Output fields

`date`, `year`, `name`, `localName`, `countryCode`, `global`, `fixed`, `counties`, `types`, `launchYear`.

### Popular use cases

- **Scheduling & calendars** — block out holidays across regions in an app.
- **HR & payroll** — build leave and working-day calendars per country.
- **E-commerce & logistics** — plan campaigns and shipping around holidays.
- **Business operations** — know office closures across multiple markets.
- **Data enrichment** — flag holiday dates in an existing dataset.

### FAQ

**Do I need an account or key?**
No. Choose countries and years and run.

**How many countries are supported?**
Over 200 — leave the country field empty to fetch them all in one run.

**Does it show regional holidays?**
Yes — each holiday has a national/global flag and, where relevant, the county/region codes it applies to.

**Can I export to Excel or Google Sheets?**
Yes — results download as JSON, CSV or Excel and integrate with Sheets, calendars and HR tools.

***

Official **public holidays for 200+ countries** — dates, names, regions and types — clean and export-ready for scheduling, HR and planning.

# Actor input Schema

## `countryCodes` (type: `array`):

ISO 3166 alpha-2 country codes — e.g. 'US', 'GB', 'DE', 'SG', 'IN'. Leave empty to fetch all 200+ supported countries.

## `years` (type: `array`):

Years to fetch — e.g. 2026, 2027. Leave empty for the current year.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of holidays to collect (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countryCodes": [
    "US",
    "GB",
    "DE"
  ],
  "years": [
    "2026"
  ],
  "maxItems": 0
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countryCodes": [
        "US",
        "GB",
        "DE"
    ],
    "years": [
        "2026"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/public-holidays-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "countryCodes": [
        "US",
        "GB",
        "DE",
    ],
    "years": ["2026"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/public-holidays-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countryCodes": [
    "US",
    "GB",
    "DE"
  ],
  "years": [
    "2026"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/public-holidays-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/public-holidays-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/0KxH3z27x17PhgiKt/builds/8Ru5n1FolegEAp5zT/openapi.json