# zaref.dev South African Public Holidays History

> zaref.dev South African Public Holidays History is a paid API for AI agents from zaref.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).

Returns the full dated history of South African public holidays, with every verified update accumulated as time-series points.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://zaref.dev/v1/public-holidays/history?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-22
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-dev-south-african-public-holidays-history-1d948898
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_HX7ISSaeSedrJFPl1V25Z

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability zaref-dev-south-african-public-holidays-history-1d948898
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the full historical record of South African public holidays from zaref.dev, including every verified update over time?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a historical time-series view of South African public holidays — including past changes and verified updates — rather than just the current list. Ideal for auditing, compliance checks, or building a longitudinal calendar dataset for South Africa.

## Known failure modes

- HTTP 402 Payment Required if x402 payment header is missing or insufficient (underpayment of $0.005 USDC)
- HTTP 404 if the endpoint path is incorrect
- Empty or minimal result set if no historical data has been accumulated yet
- Network timeout if the service is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

History of South African Public holidays: dated points accumulating with every verified update.

## Output

A time-series list of South African public holiday entries, each with a date and holiday name, accumulated across all verified historical updates — giving a complete audit trail of how SA's public holiday calendar has evolved.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "points": [
   {
    "date": "2026-06-04",
    "value": "..."
   }
  ],
  "series": "public-holidays"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-dev-south-african-public-holidays-history-1d948898/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from zaref.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/zaref.dev/llms.txt)