# OpenHolidays Scraper: European School Holidays (`naimurhasanrwd/openholidays-school-scraper`) Actor

Pull school and public holiday calendars across Europe by country and region via the OpenHolidays public API. No login, no proxy, no browser.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/naimurhasanrwd/openholidays-school-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Naimur Hasan](https://apify.com/naimurhasanrwd) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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

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# README

## OpenHolidays Scraper

Pulls school and public holiday calendars across Europe by country and region
through the OpenHolidays public API. No login, no proxy, no browser.

### Input

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `holidayType` | string | `school` | `public`. Default `school`. |
| `countryIsoCode` | string | Two-letter country code, e.g. `DE`, `AT`, `CH`, `FR`, `NL`. Default `DE`. |
| `subdivisionCode` | string | Region code, e.g. `DE-BE`. Default `DE-BE`. |
| `year` | integer | Calendar year to cover. Default `2026`. |

### Output

One row per holiday: `id`, `name`, `startDate`, `endDate`, `days`, `type`,
`regionalScope`, `temporalScope`, `nationwide`, `subdivisions`.

### Notes

- **School holidays are regional, not national.** German school holidays differ
  by Bundesland, so a country code alone gives you every region's calendar at
  once; `subdivisionCode` is what narrows it to one.
- A school holiday is a *range*, unlike a public holiday which is usually a
  single day. `days` is derived here as an inclusive count, so a one-day
  holiday reads as 1 rather than 0.
- The day count compares UTC midnights rather than local times, so a range
  crossing a daylight-saving switch is not off by one.
- Names come back as a list of translations; the English one is selected, with
  a fallback to whatever the API listed first rather than an empty cell.
- A range can start in the previous calendar year — Christmas holidays for
  2026 begin in December 2025 — so `startDate` is not guaranteed to sit inside
  the requested year.

# Actor input Schema

## `holidayType` (type: `string`):

School holidays vary by region; public holidays are mostly nationwide

## `countryIsoCode` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code, e.g. DE, AT, CH, FR, NL

## `subdivisionCode` (type: `string`):

Region code, e.g. DE-BE for Berlin. Required in practice for school holidays, which differ by state.

## `year` (type: `integer`):

Calendar year to cover

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "holidayType": "school",
  "countryIsoCode": "DE",
  "subdivisionCode": "DE-BE",
  "year": 2026
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `items` (type: `string`):

Every holiday the run returned.

# 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 = {
    "countryIsoCode": "DE",
    "subdivisionCode": "DE-BE"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/openholidays-school-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 = {
    "countryIsoCode": "DE",
    "subdivisionCode": "DE-BE",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("naimurhasanrwd/openholidays-school-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 '{
  "countryIsoCode": "DE",
  "subdivisionCode": "DE-BE"
}' |
apify call naimurhasanrwd/openholidays-school-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,naimurhasanrwd/openholidays-school-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/yzXNtM2lv7ajR9I3M/builds/EzoKjHQxgcm9DTw6j/openapi.json