Cron & Scheduling API

Explain cron expressions and compute next run times for schedulers, dashboards, and workflow engines. Available as a premium API via RapidAPI.

Included endpoints

• POST /api/v1/cron/explain – human-readable explanation of cron expressions
• POST /api/v1/cron/next-runs – compute upcoming run times (elevated limits vs free tier)

Example: Explain a cron expression

This example uses the RapidAPI gateway. Replace <your-rapidapi-key> with your actual key after subscribing.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://hefftools.dev/api/v1/cron/explain \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-RapidAPI-Key: <your-rapidapi-key>' \
  --data '{
    "expression": "0 5 * * 1"
  }'

Response (example):

{
  "expression": "0 5 * * 1",
  "explanation": "Runs every Monday at 05:00 (server time)."
}

Use cases

• Visual cron helpers inside CI/CD dashboards
• Human-readable scheduling summaries for users
• Verifying user-submitted cron expressions before saving
• AI assistants or bots that work with scheduled jobs