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Cron Expression Parser

Parse, understand, and generate cron expressions. See human-readable explanations, visual breakdowns, and upcoming scheduled runs.

Human-Readable Explanation
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Field Breakdown

Minute
0
0 - 59
Hour
9
0 - 23
Day of Month
*
1 - 31
Month
*
1 - 12
Weekday
1-5
0 - 7

Common Presets

Next 5 Scheduled Runs

Cron Field Reference

Field Allowed Values Special Characters Example
Minute 0 - 59 * , - / */15 = every 15 min
Hour 0 - 23 * , - / 9-17 = 9 AM to 5 PM
Day of Month 1 - 31 * , - / 1,15 = 1st and 15th
Month 1 - 12 (or JAN-DEC) * , - / 1-6 = Jan through Jun
Day of Week 0 - 7 (0 and 7 = Sunday, or SUN-SAT) * , - / 1-5 = Mon through Fri

Special Characters

* Any value (wildcard)
, Value list separator
- Range of values
/ Step values (intervals)

Need This as an API?

Parse cron expressions programmatically with the TextForge API. Get human-readable explanations, next run times, and validation in a single API call.

curl "http://69.62.106.38:3100/api/cron/parse?expr=0+9+*+*+1-5" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key"
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