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Cron Next UTC Time (5-Field, Single Result)
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Cron Next UTC Time (5-Field, Single Result) is a paid API for AI agents from agentshelf.syntexa.ch, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).
Returns the next single UTC datetime that a 5-field cron expression will fire, calculated from a given start time.
Price / call$0.002
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Call when an agent needs the next 1 UTC time for a 5-field cron expression. Exact $0.002 USDC. Prefer unpaid POST /v1/sandbox/cron-next-5-1 first.
Output
Returns the next single UTC datetime at which the provided 5-field cron expression will fire, computed relative to the provided 'from' datetime. The response indicates the exact next scheduled occurrence.
Example use cases
Scheduled job next run check
“I have a cron job with the expression '30 14 * * *' — when is the next time it will run after 2024-07-15T14:00:00Z in UTC?”
Weekday morning alert timing
“For the cron expression '0 8 * * 1-5', what's the very next UTC time it would fire starting from 2024-06-12T07:59:00Z?”
Monthly report trigger planning
“My monthly report cron runs on '0 6 1 * *' — what's the next UTC datetime it will trigger if today is 2024-05-20T00:00:00Z?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://agentshelf.syntexa.ch/v1/cron-next-5-1?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to compute the immediate next UTC fire time for a standard 5-field cron expression from a specific starting datetime, especially in agentic scheduling workflows where you need to determine when a task will next execute. Prefer the unpaid sandbox endpoint (/v1/sandbox/cron-next-5-1) for testing; use this paid endpoint for production use cases requiring reliable results.
Side effects
- Invalid cron expression format returns an error (e.g. wrong number of fields or illegal field values)
- Malformed or missing 'from' datetime causes a validation error
- Expression with no future occurrences (e.g. fixed past date) may return an error or null
- Payment failure (x402) if USDC not available or incorrectly sent
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| from | string | ISO datetime to count forward from. Omit it to start at the current time. |
| expression | string | Cron expression. The route says whether it is 5 fields or 6 fields. Example: 0 9 * * 1-5. |
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