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x402-tools Text-to-Cron
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x402-tools Text-to-Cron is a paid API for AI agents from x402.nichospt.net, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).
Converts a natural language schedule description into a cron expression, with timezone support and upcoming fire times
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Pay-per-call utility APIs for AI agents, settled in USDC via the x402 protocol.
Output
A JSON object containing the cron expression string (e.g. '30 9 * * 1-5'), the resolved timezone, an array of the next 5 ISO 8601 UTC fire timestamps, and a human-readable description of the schedule (e.g. 'At 09:30 AM, Monday through Friday').
Example use cases
Schedule daily report automation
“I need to set up an automated report that runs every day at 7am London time — can you convert that into a cron expression and show me the next few times it'll run?”
Convert meeting reminder to cron
“We want to send a Slack reminder every Tuesday and Thursday at 2:30pm Pacific time. What's the cron expression for that, and when will it first fire?”
Validate user-submitted schedule input
“A user typed 'every first Monday of the month at midnight UTC' as their backup schedule — can you parse that into a cron expression and confirm the next 5 run times so I can verify it looks right?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://x402.nichospt.net/text-to-cron?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when an agent or workflow needs to programmatically schedule recurring tasks and only has a human-written description of the cadence. Ideal for building automation pipelines, setting up cron jobs from user input, or validating that a natural language schedule maps to an expected cron pattern. Prefer this over manually constructing cron expressions when the schedule comes from free-form user input.
Side effects
- Ambiguous or unparseable schedule text returns an error or best-effort guess
- Invalid IANA timezone string causes a validation error
- Schedule text exceeding 500 characters is rejected
- Payment failure via x402 protocol results in 402 response before processing
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | string | Natural language schedule (e.g. 'every Tuesday at 3pm') |
| timezone | string | IANA timezone for the schedule and next_fires computation |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"cron": "30 9 * * 1-5",
"timezone": "America/New_York",
"next_fires": [
"2026-06-01T13:30:00.000Z",
"2026-06-02T13:30:00.000Z",
"2026-06-03T13:30:00.000Z",
"2026-06-04T13:30:00.000Z",
"2026-06-05T13:30:00.000Z"
],
"human_readable": "At 09:30 AM, Monday through Friday"
}
}Tags
x402
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