CALENDAR
Is It Friday API
/is-fridayCheck whether the current UTC day is Friday.
No signup or API key required.
Parameters
No endpoint-specific parameters. Use format to choose the response representation.
formatenumoptional · query- Response format. Defaults to json.
jsontext
No request body. Unknown or repeated query parameters return HTTP 400.
Returns 200 OK
A JSON object with the following fields.
yesboolean- True when the current UTC weekday is Friday.
Plain text
With format=text: Only the yes value, without the JSON wrapper.
Errors
Validation and service errors always return JSON, including when format=text.
errorstring- A machine-readable error code, such as invalid_parameter or rate_limited.
messagestring- A description of the problem.
400 Invalid parameters.
414 Query string exceeds 2048 characters.
429 Rate limit reached. Wait the seconds in Retry-After before retrying.
Usage notes
Uses the current UTC date, as do all calendar endpoints.
Add a Friday indicator to a dashboard or a playful status display. The answer follows UTC, so it may differ from your local weekday near midnight.
Responses are not cached. Browser requests are supported through open CORS.
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