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Cron Expression to Plain English Translator
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Cron Expression to Plain English Translator is a paid API for AI agents from toolbelt402.tpoborne.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Translates a cron expression into a human-readable plain English description (e.g. '0 */4 * * *' → 'Every 4 hours').
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How this service works
Translate a cron expression into plain English (e.g. "Every 15 minutes, weekdays") — the companion to /cron/next.
Output
Returns a plain English string describing the cron schedule's recurrence pattern, such as 'Every 15 minutes on weekdays' or 'At 9:00 AM, Monday through Friday'. The response is a concise, human-readable interpretation of the cron expression's timing semantics.
Example use cases
Explaining cron job to non-technical teammate
“My cron job is set to '*/15 9-17 * * 1-5' — can you turn that into plain English so I can explain it to my product manager?”
Auditing scheduled task configurations
“I've got a list of cron expressions from our CI pipeline config. Start with '0 2 * * 0' — what does that one actually mean in plain English?”
Documenting automation schedule in a README
“I want to document what our scheduled job does — the cron is '30 8 1 * *'. Can you describe it in plain English so I can paste it into the README?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://toolbelt402.tpoborne.workers.dev/cron/describeWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to display a cron schedule to a non-technical user, document a scheduled task in human-readable form, or verify that a cron expression encodes the intended recurrence. Prefer this over the companion /cron/next endpoint when you want a descriptive summary rather than concrete upcoming timestamps.
Side effects
- Invalid or malformed cron expression returns an error response
- Missing 'expr' query parameter causes a 400-level error
- Non-standard or extended cron syntax (e.g. @yearly, 6-field with seconds) may not be supported or may return unexpected results
Input
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