---
title: Describe Cron API
slug: cron-describe
url: https://apyhub.com/dosvak/service/cron-describe
provider: Dosvak LLC
categories: [Developer Tools]
tags: [cron, schedule-parsing, expression-describer, developer-tools, job-scheduling]
auth: api_key
---

# Describe Cron API

Break a cron expression into labelled minute, hour, day, month, and weekday fields. Useful for schedule previews, editors, and logs.

## Endpoints

| Method | Path | Description | Atoms |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `` | What it does Describes a cron expression by breaking it into labeled field descriptions. It accepts… | 10 |

## About

## What it does
Cron Expression Describer breaks a cron expression into labelled fields so you can inspect schedule logic without parsing it yourself. Send an `expression` string and get the same expression back alongside a `fields` object with human-readable values for `minute`, `hour`, `day_of_month`, `month`, and `day_of_week`.

Use it when you need to explain a schedule in logs, admin panels, job editors, or support tools. Instead of showing a raw cron string, you can present each field by name and make it easier for developers and operators to verify when a task will run.

The response is intentionally small and predictable: a top-level `expression` plus a `fields` object with the five cron components. That makes it useful for validation flows, schedule previews, and any UI where you want to display the meaning of a cron string alongside the original value.

If your product accepts user-defined schedules, Cron Expression Describer helps you turn an opaque expression into a readable breakdown before you save or execute it.

## Usage

Authenticate with an ApyHub API key in the `apy-token` header.
Full docs and a live playground: https://apyhub.com/dosvak/service/cron-describe