Cron To Systemd API

POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/cron-to-systemd/execute

Convert a 5-field cron expression into a systemd timer plus service unit and a Kubernetes CronJob YAML file. Six-field cron (with seconds) is rejected.

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Request body

application/json

expression

string required

5-field cron expression, e.g. "*/5 * * * *".
unit_name

string optional

systemd unit / CronJob name. Default: converted.
command

string optional

ExecStart / container command. Default: /usr/local/bin/your-command.

Example arguments

Verified

{
  "expression": "*/5 * * * *",
  "unit_name": "pulse",
  "command": "/bin/true"
}

curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/cron-to-systemd/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "expression": "*/5 * * * *",
    "unit_name": "pulse",
    "command": "/bin/true"
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/cron-to-systemd/execute', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
  body: JSON.stringify({"expression":"*/5 * * * *","unit_name":"pulse","command":"/bin/true"}),
});
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/cron-to-systemd/execute",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"expression":"*/5 * * * *","unit_name":"pulse","command":"/bin/True"},
)
data = response.json()

$ch = curl_init('https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/cron-to-systemd/execute');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Content-Type: application/json', 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"expression":"*/5 * * * *","unit_name":"pulse","command":"/bin/true"}',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

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Call cron_to_systemd from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Same arguments, same output.

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Rate limit: 60 a minute, per IP
Auth: API key
REST id: cron-to-systemd
MCP name: cron_to_systemd
Category: Date & time
Machine-readable: openapi.json · markdown.md

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