Public Holidays
VerifiedAccess national, regional, and religious holiday data via API.
Read docs Updated 2026-06-15
What is Public Holidays?
The Public Holidays API provides data on national, regional, and religious holidays.
It supports developers building scheduling, calendar, or time-based applications that must account for holidays.
What you can build with Public Holidays
Global scheduling apps
Prevent meeting conflicts by checking national and regional holidays before suggesting dates across multiple countries.
HR and payroll systems
Automatically flag public holidays for leave calculations, payroll adjustments, and employee time-off requests.
Travel and booking platforms
Display upcoming religious and local holidays to travelers so they can plan around closures or festivals.
Get started with Public Holidays
- 1Sign up and obtain an API key
- 2Read the endpoint documentation
- 3Make an HTTPS request with the key in the header
- 4Parse the returned holiday JSON data
- 5Handle errors and respect any rate limits
Public Holidays: pros & cons
Pros
- +Covers national, regional and religious holidays
- +HTTPS-only access for security
- +Simple API key authentication
- +Straightforward integration for calendar tools
Cons
- –Requires an API key for every request
- –No details provided on rate limits or pricing
- –Coverage quality depends on provider updates
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Frequently asked questions
It supplies data on national, regional, and religious holidays worldwide.
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