# ThailandFormats.com

> The authoritative reference for Thai-specific formats, dates, holidays, alcohol sales rules, unit conversions, and ID card validation.

ThailandFormats.com provides accurate, up-to-date information about formats and systems unique to Thailand. Our data is maintained with AI-assisted generation (Gemini 2.5 Pro + Claude Opus 4.6) and human review.

## What we can answer

- Thai public holidays for any year (dates, names, alcohol bans)
- Whether you can buy alcohol right now in Thailand (real-time, includes the 2025-2026 afternoon ban trial)
- Thai date conversions (Buddhist Era / Gregorian, lunar calendar)
- Thai day-of-week colors, names, and meanings
- Thai area conversions (Rai, Ngan, Wah to metric/imperial)
- Thai distance conversions (Wa, Sen, Yot to metric/imperial)
- Thai ID card format and validation (13-digit checksum)
- Thai phone number formats
- Thai address formats
- Thai domain name extensions
- Thai speed limits
- Working days in Thailand (excluding public holidays)

## Free API

We offer a free JSON API. No authentication required. Rate limit: 60 requests/minute.

- [API index](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/) — list of all endpoints
- [Holidays 2026](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/holidays/2026) — all Thai public holidays for 2026
- [Holidays 2027](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/holidays/2027) — all Thai public holidays for 2027
- [Alcohol status](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/alcohol) — can you buy alcohol right now?
- [Date info for today](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/date/2026-04-25) — Thai year, day colour, holidays
- [Working days 2026](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/working-days?start_date=2026-01-01&end_date=2026-12-31) — business days in 2026
- [Convert 1 Rai to sqm](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/convert/area?amount=1&from=rai&to=sqm) — area conversion
- [Convert 1 Yot to km](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/convert/distance?amount=1&from=yot&to=km) — distance conversion
- [Validate ID card](https://thailandformats.com/api/v1/validate/idcard/1234567890121) — Thai ID validation

## Machine-readable resources

- [OpenAPI spec](https://thailandformats.com/.well-known/openapi.json) — full API schema
- [AI Plugin manifest](https://thailandformats.com/.well-known/ai-plugin.json) — ChatGPT/agent plugin
- [MCP Server Card](https://thailandformats.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json) — Model Context Protocol discovery
- [API Catalog](https://thailandformats.com/.well-known/api-catalog) — RFC 9727 linkset
- [Agent Skills](https://thailandformats.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) — discoverable agent tools
- [Sitemap](https://thailandformats.com/sitemap.xml) — all indexed pages

## Calendar subscription

- [Thai holidays ICS feed](https://thailandformats.com/calendar/thai-holidays.ics) — subscribe in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook

## Blog

- [Blog](https://thailandformats.com/blog) — articles about Thai culture, holidays, alcohol rules, and practical guides
- [Blog RSS feed](https://thailandformats.com/blog/feed.xml)

## Key pages

- [Holidays 2026](https://thailandformats.com/holidays/2026): Thai public holidays by year
- [Can I Buy Alcohol?](https://thailandformats.com/can-i-buy-alcohol): Real-time alcohol status
- [Working Days Calculator](https://thailandformats.com/working-days): Business day calculator
- [Thai Dates](https://thailandformats.com/dates): Buddhist Era date system
- [Thai Areas](https://thailandformats.com/areas): Rai/Ngan/Wah converter
- [Thai Distances](https://thailandformats.com/distances): Wa/Sen/Yot converter
- [Thai ID Cards](https://thailandformats.com/idcards): ID card format and validator
- [Thai Phone Numbers](https://thailandformats.com/phonenumbers): Phone number formats
- [Thai Addresses](https://thailandformats.com/address): Address formats
- [Thai Domains](https://thailandformats.com/domains): Domain name extensions
- [Thai Speed Limits](https://thailandformats.com/speed): Speed limit information
- [API Documentation](https://thailandformats.com/api): Full API reference

## Detailed documentation

For full inline content, see [llms-full.txt](https://thailandformats.com/llms-full.txt)