Cron Expression Builder & Validator
Pricing
from $0.02 / actor start
Parse, validate, and explain cron scheduling expressions with syntax validation, next-execution calculation, human-readable descriptions, batch validation (100+ expressions), and full schedule auditing with overlap and gap detection. Ideal for DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering teams.
You can access the Cron Expression Builder & Validator programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token5const client = new ApifyClient({6 token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',7});8
9// Prepare Actor input10const input = {11 "expression": "*/5 * * * *",12 "expressions": `*/5 * * * *130 9 * * 1-5140 0 1 * *150 0 * * 01630 4 * * 1-5`,17 "batchData": [18 {19 "id": "job-alpha",20 "expression": "*/5 * * * *",21 "label": "Health Check"22 },23 {24 "id": "job-beta",25 "expression": "0 9 * * 1-5",26 "label": "Daily Report"27 },28 {29 "id": "job-gamma",30 "expression": "0 0 1 * *",31 "label": "Monthly Archive"32 }33 ]34};35
36// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish37const run = await client.actor("perryay/cron-expression-builder-validator").call(input);38
39// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)40console.log('Results from dataset');41console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);42const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();43items.forEach((item) => {44 console.dir(item);45});46
47// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docsThe Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Cron Expression Builder & Validator API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.
Install the apify-client
$npm install apify-clientOther API clients include: