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Cron schedule examples

The cron expression for each common schedule, checked by hand. Open one to see its next run times in your timezone, how to read it and the mistakes people make with it. For anything else, build it in the cron generator or paste it into the cron translator.

Every few minutes

ScheduleExpression
Every minute* * * * *
Every 2 minutes*/2 * * * *
Every 3 minutes*/3 * * * *
Every 5 minutes*/5 * * * *
Every 10 minutes*/10 * * * *
Every 15 minutes*/15 * * * *
Every 20 minutes*/20 * * * *
Every 30 minutes*/30 * * * *

Every few hours

ScheduleExpression
Every hour0 * * * *
Every 2 hours0 */2 * * *
Every 3 hours0 */3 * * *
Every 4 hours0 */4 * * *
Every 6 hours0 */6 * * *
Every 8 hours0 */8 * * *
Every 12 hours0 */12 * * *

Once a day

ScheduleExpression
Every day at midnight0 0 * * *
Every day at 1 AM0 1 * * *
Every day at 2 AM0 2 * * *
Every day at 6 AM0 6 * * *
Every day at 9 AM0 9 * * *
Every day at noon0 12 * * *
Every day at 6 PM0 18 * * *

Weekdays and weeks

ScheduleExpression
Every weekday at 9 AM0 9 * * 1-5
Every hour during business hours0 9-17 * * 1-5
Every weekend0 0 * * 0,6
Every Monday0 0 * * 1
Every week0 0 * * 0

Months, quarters and years

ScheduleExpression
Every month0 0 1 * *
Every quarter0 0 1 */3 *
Every year0 0 1 1 *

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