# French School Holidays (Vacances Scolaires) (`vigilant_jasmine/french-school-holidays`) Actor Official French school holidays by city/academy and zone (A/B/C): start date, end date, holiday name and school year, from Ministry of Education open data. Free. - **URL**: https://apify.com/vigilant\_jasmine/french-school-holidays.md - **Developed by:** [DEV DEV](https://apify.com/vigilant_jasmine) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Travel - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## French School Holidays (Vacances Scolaires) ### What it does This **free** actor returns official **French school holidays** (*vacances scolaires*) for any city or academy, straight from the **Ministère de l'Éducation nationale** open data (dataset *fr-en-calendrier-scolaire*). For each location you get every holiday period — Toussaint, Noël, hiver, printemps, été, Ascension — with its **start date**, **end date**, **zone (A / B / C)**, holiday name and school year. Perfect for planning tools, HR/leave software, tourism and childcare apps. You only pay your Apify platform usage. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `locations` | array of strings | Cities / academies (e.g. `Grenoble`, `Paris`, `Lyon`). | | `schoolYear` | string | Optional filter like `2025-2026`. Empty = all years. | | `maxPerLocation` | integer | Max holiday periods per location. | ### Output One item per holiday period: ```json { "location": "Grenoble", "status": "found", "description": "Vacances de Noël", "zone": "Zone A", "start_date": "2025-12-20T23:00:00+00:00", "end_date": "2026-01-05T23:00:00+00:00", "school_year": "2025-2026", "academy": "Grenoble" } ```` `status` is `found`, `not_found` or `error`. ### Use cases - Plan product releases, staffing or marketing around French holidays. - Feed HR / leave-management tools with official term dates. - Power travel, tourism and childcare booking apps. - Compute business days excluding school holiday zones. ### Limitations & fair use Data is published by the French Ministry of Education under an open licence (Licence Ouverte / Etalab). Location names must match the dataset's `location` values (usually academy names). Dates are stored in UTC. ### More actors by this developer More French open-data actors: https://apify.com/vigilant\_jasmine # Actor input Schema ## `locations` (type: `array`): List of French cities or academies (e.g. Grenoble, Paris, Lyon, Aix-Marseille). Matches the 'location' field of the official dataset. ## `schoolYear` (type: `string`): Filter to a single school year like '2025-2026'. Leave empty to return all available years for each location. ## `maxPerLocation` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of holiday periods returned per location. ## Actor input object example ```json { "locations": [ "Grenoble", "Paris", "Lyon" ], "schoolYear": "", "maxPerLocation": 60 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "locations": [ "Grenoble", "Paris", "Lyon" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("vigilant_jasmine/french-school-holidays").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "locations": [ "Grenoble", "Paris", "Lyon", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("vigilant_jasmine/french-school-holidays").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "locations": [ "Grenoble", "Paris", "Lyon" ] }' | apify call vigilant_jasmine/french-school-holidays --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=vigilant_jasmine/french-school-holidays", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "French School Holidays (Vacances Scolaires)", "description": "Official French school holidays by city/academy and zone (A/B/C): start date, end date, holiday name and school year, from Ministry of Education open data. Free.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "tq0qShEdgJbV7PltO" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/vigilant_jasmine~french-school-holidays/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-vigilant_jasmine-french-school-holidays", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/vigilant_jasmine~french-school-holidays/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-vigilant_jasmine-french-school-holidays", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/vigilant_jasmine~french-school-holidays/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-vigilant_jasmine-french-school-holidays", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "locations" ], "properties": { "locations": { "title": "Locations (cities / academies)", "type": "array", "description": "List of French cities or academies (e.g. Grenoble, Paris, Lyon, Aix-Marseille). Matches the 'location' field of the official dataset.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "schoolYear": { "title": "School year (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to a single school year like '2025-2026'. Leave empty to return all available years for each location.", "default": "" }, "maxPerLocation": { "title": "Max records per location", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of holiday periods returned per location.", "default": 60 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```