World Holidays

Token Usage:1 per call

World Holidays is a simple tool for getting the holidays of the world. It returns the holidays of the world for each day of the year.

This API provides reliable and fast access to world holidays data through a simple REST interface. Built for developers who need consistent, high-quality results with minimal setup time.

To use this API, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

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Endpoint

GET Request

GET https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays

Code Examples

Here are examples of how to call this API in different programming languages:

cURL Request

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays?country=US&year=2025" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

JavaScript (Fetch API)

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python (Requests)

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

Node.js (Native HTTPS)

const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
};

const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays', options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
  res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});

req.end();

PHP (cURL)

<?php

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

?>

Go (net/http)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Ruby (Net::HTTP)

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/worldholidays')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))

Authentication

This API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

Required Header

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this API endpoint:

Parameter	Type	Required	Location	Description	Example
country	string	Yes	query	The country code for which you want to get the holidays (e.g., US). Must be a two letter country code	US
year	integer	No	query	The year for which you want to get the holidays	2025

Response

The API returns responses in JSON, XML, and YAML formats:

Example Responses

JSON Response

200 OK

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "country": "US",
    "year": "2025",
    "holidays": [
      {
        "date": "2025-01-01 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-01-01T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-01-02T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "New Year's Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-01-20 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-01-20T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-01-21T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Martin Luther King Jr. Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-02-14 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-02-14T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-02-15T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Valentine's Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-02-17 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-02-17T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-02-18T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Washington's Birthday",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-03-17 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-03-17T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-03-18T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "St. Patrick's Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-04-15 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-04-15T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-04-16T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Tax Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-04-20 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-04-20T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-04-21T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Easter Sunday",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-04-23 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-04-23T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-04-24T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Administrative Professionals Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-05-11 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-05-11T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-05-12T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Mother's Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-05-26 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-05-26T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-05-27T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Memorial Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-06-15 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-06-15T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-06-16T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Father's Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-06-19 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-06-19T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-06-20T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Juneteenth",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-07-04 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-07-04T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-07-05T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Independence Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-09-01 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-09-01T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-09-02T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Labor Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-10-13 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-10-13T04:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-10-14T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Columbus Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-10-31 18:00:00",
        "start": "2025-10-31T22:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-11-01T04:00:00Z",
        "name": "Halloween",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-11-11 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-11-11T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-11-12T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Veterans Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-11-27 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-11-27T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-11-28T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Thanksgiving Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-11-28 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-11-28T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-11-29T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Day after Thanksgiving Day",
        "type": "observance"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-12-24 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-12-24T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-12-25T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Christmas Eve",
        "type": "optional"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-12-25 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-12-25T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2025-12-26T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "Christmas Day",
        "type": "public"
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-12-31 00:00:00",
        "start": "2025-12-31T05:00:00Z",
        "end": "2026-01-01T05:00:00Z",
        "name": "New Year's Eve",
        "type": "observance"
      }
    ]
  }
}

XML Response

200 OK

<Root>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error />
  <data>
    <country>US</country>
    <year>2025</year>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-01-01 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-01-01T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-01-02T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>New Year's Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-01-20 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-01-20T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-01-21T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Martin Luther King Jr. Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-02-14 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-02-14T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-02-15T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Valentine's Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-02-17 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-02-17T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-02-18T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Washington's Birthday</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-03-17 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-03-17T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-03-18T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>St. Patrick's Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-04-15 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-04-15T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-04-16T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Tax Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-04-20 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-04-20T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-04-21T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Easter Sunday</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-04-23 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-04-23T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-04-24T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Administrative Professionals Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-05-11 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-05-11T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-05-12T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Mother's Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-05-26 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-05-26T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-05-27T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Memorial Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-06-15 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-06-15T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-06-16T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Father's Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-06-19 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-06-19T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-06-20T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Juneteenth</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-07-04 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-07-04T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-07-05T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Independence Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-09-01 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-09-01T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-09-02T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Labor Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-10-13 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-10-13T04:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-10-14T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Columbus Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-10-31 18:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-10-31T22:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-11-01T04:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Halloween</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-11-11 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-11-11T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-11-12T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Veterans Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-11-27 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-11-27T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-11-28T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Thanksgiving Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-11-28 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-11-28T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-11-29T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Day after Thanksgiving Day</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-12-24 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-12-24T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-12-25T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Christmas Eve</name>
      <type>optional</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-12-25 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-12-25T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2025-12-26T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>Christmas Day</name>
      <type>public</type>
    </holidays>
    <holidays>
      <date>2025-12-31 00:00:00</date>
      <start>2025-12-31T05:00:00Z</start>
      <end>2026-01-01T05:00:00Z</end>
      <name>New Year's Eve</name>
      <type>observance</type>
    </holidays>
  </data>
</Root>

YAML Response

200 OK

status: ok
error: 
data:
  country: US
  year: 2025
  holidays:
  - date: 2025-01-01 00:00:00
    start: 2025-01-01T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-01-02T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: New Year's Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-01-20 00:00:00
    start: 2025-01-20T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-01-21T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-02-14 00:00:00
    start: 2025-02-14T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-02-15T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Valentine's Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-02-17 00:00:00
    start: 2025-02-17T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-02-18T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Washington's Birthday
    type: public
  - date: 2025-03-17 00:00:00
    start: 2025-03-17T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-03-18T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: St. Patrick's Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-04-15 00:00:00
    start: 2025-04-15T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-04-16T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Tax Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-04-20 00:00:00
    start: 2025-04-20T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-04-21T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Easter Sunday
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-04-23 00:00:00
    start: 2025-04-23T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-04-24T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Administrative Professionals Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-05-11 00:00:00
    start: 2025-05-11T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-05-12T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Mother's Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-05-26 00:00:00
    start: 2025-05-26T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-05-27T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Memorial Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-06-15 00:00:00
    start: 2025-06-15T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-06-16T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Father's Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-06-19 00:00:00
    start: 2025-06-19T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-06-20T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Juneteenth
    type: public
  - date: 2025-07-04 00:00:00
    start: 2025-07-04T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-07-05T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Independence Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-09-01 00:00:00
    start: 2025-09-01T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-09-02T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Labor Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-10-13 00:00:00
    start: 2025-10-13T04:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-10-14T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Columbus Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-10-31 18:00:00
    start: 2025-10-31T22:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-11-01T04:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Halloween
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-11-11 00:00:00
    start: 2025-11-11T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-11-12T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Veterans Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-11-27 00:00:00
    start: 2025-11-27T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-11-28T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Thanksgiving Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-11-28 00:00:00
    start: 2025-11-28T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-11-29T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Day after Thanksgiving Day
    type: observance
  - date: 2025-12-24 00:00:00
    start: 2025-12-24T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-12-25T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Christmas Eve
    type: optional
  - date: 2025-12-25 00:00:00
    start: 2025-12-25T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2025-12-26T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: Christmas Day
    type: public
  - date: 2025-12-31 00:00:00
    start: 2025-12-31T05:00:00.0000000Z
    end: 2026-01-01T05:00:00.0000000Z
    name: New Year's Eve
    type: observance

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Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Field	Type	Description	Example
status	string	Indicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")	ok
error	string \| null	Contains error message if status is "error", otherwise null	null
data	object \| null	Contains the API response data if successful, otherwise null	{...}

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Field	Type	Sample Value
country	string	"US"
year	string	"2025"
holidays	array	[{"date":"2025-01-01 00:00:00","start":"2025-01-01T05:00:00Z","end":"2025-01-02T05:00:00Z","name":"New Year's Day","type":"public"}, ...]

Headers

Required and optional headers for API requests:

Header Name	Required	Example Value	Description
X-API-Key	Yes	your_api_key_here	Your APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys.
Accept	No	application/json	Specify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml
User-Agent	No	MyApp/1.0	Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes
X-Request-ID	No	req_123456789	Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests
Cache-Control	No	no-cache	Control caching behavior for the request and response

Client Libraries

To get started with minimal code, most of our APIs are available through client libraries and clients:

Error Codes

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Status Code	Message	Description
200	OK	Request successful, data returned
400	Bad Request	Invalid request parameters or malformed request
401	Unauthorized	Missing or invalid API key
403	Forbidden	API key does not have permission for this endpoint
429	Too Many Requests	Rate limit exceeded, please slow down requests
500	Internal Server Error	Server error, please try again later

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