Checkiday Holiday and Event API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Checkiday - National Holiday and Event API
  description: |
    The official Holiday and Event API by Checkiday — industry-leading data on
    over 5,000 national, international, and bizarre holidays and observances,
    with thousands of descriptions, hashtags, images, founders, and
    occurrence patterns. Trusted by CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, and
    other leading publishers and media companies. Routed via the apilayer
    marketplace.
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    name: Checkiday Support
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/checkiday-api
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/checkiday-api
  termsOfService: https://apilayer.com/terms
servers:
  - url: https://api.apilayer.com/checkiday
    description: Checkiday API routed through apilayer.
security:
  - apiKey: []
tags:
  - name: Events
    description: List, search, and retrieve holidays, observances, and events.
paths:
  /events:
    get:
      operationId: getEvents
      summary: Get Events For Date
      description: |
        Get all events for a specified date. Returns the date's events, any
        multi-day events that start on that date, and any multi-day events
        that are continuing their observance on that date.
      tags:
        - Events
      parameters:
        - name: date
          in: query
          description: Date to get the events for. Defaults to today. Accepts dates such as `5/5/2025` or ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            example: "5/5/2025"
        - name: adult
          in: query
          description: Include events that may be unsafe for viewing at work or by children. Defaults to false.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: false
        - name: timezone
          in: query
          description: IANA Time Zone for calculating dates and times. Defaults to `America/Chicago`.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            default: America/Chicago
            example: America/New_York
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Successful response.
          headers:
            x-ratelimit-limit-month:
              description: The amount of requests allowed this month.
              schema:
                type: integer
            x-ratelimit-remaining-month:
              description: The amount of requests remaining this month.
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/GetEventsResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
        "5XX":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/ServerError"
  /event:
    get:
      operationId: getEventInfo
      summary: Get Event By Id
      description: |
        Get additional information for a specific Event, including alternate
        names, hashtags, images, sources, founders, description, how to
        observe, observance patterns, and historical and future occurrences.
      tags:
        - Events
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: query
          description: The ID of the requested Event.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            example: f90b893ea04939d7456f30c54f68d7b4
        - name: start
          in: query
          description: The starting range of returned occurrences. Defaults to 2 years prior.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 2001
        - name: end
          in: query
          description: The ending range of returned occurrences. Defaults to 3 years in the future.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            example: 2030
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Successful response.
          headers:
            x-ratelimit-limit-month:
              description: The amount of requests allowed this month.
              schema:
                type: integer
            x-ratelimit-remaining-month:
              description: The amount of requests remaining this month.
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/GetEventInfoResponse"
        "400":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/BadRequest"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "404":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/NotFound"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
        "5XX":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/ServerError"
  /search:
    get:
      operationId: searchEvents
      summary: Search Events
      description: |
        Search for events matching a query string. Query must be at least 3
        characters long. Returns a list of matching Event summaries.
      tags:
        - Events
      parameters:
        - name: query
          in: query
          description: The search query. Must be at least 3 characters long.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            minLength: 3
            example: zucchini
        - name: adult
          in: query
          description: Include events that may be unsafe for viewing at work or by children. Defaults to false.
          required: false
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: false
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Successful response.
          headers:
            x-ratelimit-limit-month:
              description: The amount of requests allowed this month.
              schema:
                type: integer
            x-ratelimit-remaining-month:
              description: The amount of requests remaining this month.
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/SearchResponse"
        "400":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/BadRequest"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
        "5XX":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/ServerError"
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: Your apilayer API key for the Checkiday API. Issued from the apilayer marketplace.
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or a required parameter was missing.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
    Unauthorized:
      description: API key is missing, invalid, or revoked.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
    RateLimited:
      description: Monthly request quota for the plan has been exceeded.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
    ServerError:
      description: An unexpected server error occurred.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
  schemas:
    EventSummary:
      type: object
      description: A summary of an Event.
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - url
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The Event Id.
          example: b80630ae75c35f34c0526173dd999cfc
        name:
          type: string
          description: The Event name.
          example: Cinco de Mayo
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: The Event URL on checkiday.com.
          example: https://www.checkiday.com/b80630ae75c35f34c0526173dd999cfc/cinco-de-mayo
    AlternateName:
      type: object
      description: Information about an Event's alternate name.
      required:
        - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: An Event's alternate name.
        first_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The first year this alternate name was in effect. Null implies unknown.
        last_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The last year this alternate name was in effect. Null implies unknown.
    ImageInfo:
      type: object
      description: Image variants for an Event.
      required:
        - small
        - medium
        - large
      properties:
        small:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A small image (~300px wide).
        medium:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A medium image (~600px wide).
        large:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A large image (~1200px wide).
    FounderInfo:
      type: object
      description: Information about an Event founder.
      required:
        - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The founder's name.
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A link to the founder.
        date:
          type: string
          description: The date the Event was founded.
    Tag:
      type: object
      description: An Event tag.
      required:
        - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the tag.
    RichText:
      type: object
      description: Text formatted in multiple representations.
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: Formatted as plain text.
        html:
          type: string
          description: Formatted as HTML.
        markdown:
          type: string
          description: Formatted as Markdown.
    Pattern:
      type: object
      description: Information about an Event's observance pattern.
      required:
        - observed
        - observed_html
        - observed_markdown
        - length
      properties:
        first_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        last_year:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
        observed:
          type: string
          description: A description of how this event is observed, plain text.
        observed_html:
          type: string
          description: A description of how this event is observed, HTML.
        observed_markdown:
          type: string
          description: A description of how this event is observed, Markdown.
        length:
          type: integer
          description: For how many days this event is celebrated.
    Occurrence:
      type: object
      description: A specific Event occurrence in time.
      required:
        - date
        - length
      properties:
        date:
          type: string
          description: The date or timestamp the Event occurs.
        length:
          type: integer
          description: The length (in days) of the Event occurrence.
    RateLimit:
      type: object
      description: Your API plan's current rate limit and status.
      required:
        - limitMonth
        - remainingMonth
      properties:
        limitMonth:
          type: integer
          description: The amount of requests allowed this month.
        remainingMonth:
          type: integer
          description: The amount of requests remaining this month.
    EventDetail:
      type: object
      description: A detailed Event including descriptions, founders, patterns, and occurrences.
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - url
        - adult
        - alternate_names
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        adult:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this Event is unsafe for children or viewing at work.
        alternate_names:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/AlternateName"
        hashtags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        image:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/ImageInfo"
        sources:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uri
        description:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/RichText"
        how_to_observe:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/RichText"
        patterns:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Pattern"
        occurrences:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Occurrence"
        founders:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/FounderInfo"
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Tag"
    GetEventsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response payload for `/events`.
      required:
        - adult
        - date
        - timezone
        - events
        - rateLimit
      properties:
        adult:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether adult entries can be included.
        date:
          type: string
          description: The date string (echoed back).
        timezone:
          type: string
          description: The timezone used to calculate the date's events.
        events:
          type: array
          description: The date's events.
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/EventSummary"
        multiday_starting:
          type: array
          description: Multi-day events that start on the date.
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/EventSummary"
        multiday_ongoing:
          type: array
          description: Multi-day events that are continuing their observance on the date.
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/EventSummary"
        rateLimit:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/RateLimit"
    GetEventInfoResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response payload for `/event`.
      required:
        - event
        - rateLimit
      properties:
        event:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/EventDetail"
        rateLimit:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/RateLimit"
    SearchResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response payload for `/search`.
      required:
        - query
        - adult
        - events
        - rateLimit
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
        adult:
          type: boolean
        events:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/EventSummary"
        rateLimit:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/RateLimit"
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.