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GET/v1/explain

Cron Expression Explainer

Explain a 5-field cron expression in plain English.

Part of Cron Expression Explainer· Rate limits: 60 req/min

Parameters

  • exprquerystringrequired

    5-field cron expression

  • X-SEEKER-Keyheaderstringrequired

    Your API Seeker key

Code examples

cURL
curl -s "https://crongen.apiseeker.com/v1/explain" \
  -H "X-SEEKER-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response

JSON
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "expression": "0 9 * * 1-5",
    "valid": true,
    "summary": "At minute 0 of hour 9, every day of month, every month, on weekdays Mon–Fri"
  },
  "request_id": "req_example"
}

Errors

  • 400 — Invalid or missing parameters
  • 401 — Missing or invalid API key
  • 429 — Rate limit exceeded

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Cron Expression Explainer

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Response body

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Generated snippets

cURL
curl -s "https://crongen.apiseeker.com/v1/explain" \
  -H "X-SEEKER-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"