Nager.Date Holidays API
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Date Holidays API is a free, open-source REST API that provides public holiday data for over 100 countries, including Nigeria, enabling applications to programmatically determine which dates are national public holidays and automatically account for them in scheduling, delivery, business logic, and calendar functionality. The API returns structured lists of public holidays for a specified country and year, with holiday names in English and local languages, dates, and classifications.
Nager.Date Holidays API Highlights
Nager.Date Holidays API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSNager.Date Holidays API is best for:
Scheduling apps, HR systems, e-commerce delivery, calendars, and any app needing Nigerian public holiday data
- Completely free
- Open-source
- No API key required
Nager.Date Holidays API Core Features & Capabilities
Required Access Documents for Nager.Date Holidays API
- NoneOptionalNo registration or API key required. Call the API directly with your country code.
Different Nager.Date Holidays API use cases
- Smart Scheduling App:Prevent scheduling meetings or deliveries on Nigerian public holidays by integrating the Nager.Date Holidays API into your calendar app.
- Payroll & HR Systems:Automatically calculate working days, overtime, and holiday pay by checking Nigerian public holidays via the Nager.Date Holidays API.
- E-commerce Delivery Dates:Exclude Nigerian public holidays from estimated delivery date calculations using the Nager.Date Holidays API.
- School & Academic Calendar:Build Nigerian school term calendars with public holidays highlighted using the Nager.Date Holidays API.
- Financial & Banking Apps:Identify bank holidays to correctly calculate transaction settlement days using the Nager.Date Holidays API.