# Public Holidays API (`easyapi/public-holidays-api`) Actor

Access holiday data from over 100 countries with our Public Holiday API! Query public holidays and long weekends effortlessly. With an IoT endpoint to check if today is a holiday, it's perfect for developers. Get started today and enhance your applications with up-to-date holiday information!

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/public-holidays-api.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 30 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🎉 Public Holiday API

The Public Holiday API offers an easy way to query holidays for over **100 countries**, including options to check for long weekends. Designed for flexibility, it features an endpoint for IoT devices to verify if today is a holiday.

### 🌟 Benefits

- ✅ **Access to 100 Countries**: Comprehensive coverage of public holidays worldwide.
- ✅ **Always Up-to-Date Information**: Enjoy reliable and current data for all holidays.
- ✅ **Simple Implementation**: Easy to integrate into your software with straightforward endpoints.

### 🚀 Simple Request

Easily get public holidays for a specified year and country with a simple request.

### 🌍 Join Us Today!

Start using the Public Holiday API and enhance your applications with accurate holiday data. Make planning easier for your users and improve their experience!

#### Input

A full explanation of an input example in JSON.

```
{
  "year": "2023",
  "countryCode": "US"
}
```

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```
[
    {
        "date": "2024-01-01",
        "localName": "New Year's Day",
        "name": "New Year's Day",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "fixed": false,
        "global": true,
        "counties": null,
        "launchYear": null,
        "types": [
            "Public"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-01-15",
        "localName": "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day",
        "name": "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "fixed": false,
        "global": true,
        "counties": null,
        "launchYear": null,
        "types": [
            "Public"
        ]
    },
    {
        "date": "2024-02-19",
        "localName": "Washington's Birthday",
        "name": "Presidents Day",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "fixed": false,
        "global": true,
        "counties": null,
        "launchYear": null,
        "types": [
            "Public"
        ]
    }
    ...
]
```

# Actor input Schema

## `year` (type: `string`):

The year

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

The countryCode

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "year": "2023",
  "countryCode": "US"
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/public-holidays-api").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/public-holidays-api").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/public-holidays-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/public-holidays-api"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Ou7am3ObRZQXZhfO2/builds/FLfIEV0Id9SOrOvv3/openapi.json