Cron Expression Explainer
Understand what any cron expression means. Click an expression to see the full breakdown.
* * * * *
Every minute
*/5 * * * *
Every 5 minutes
*/10 * * * *
Every 10 minutes
*/15 * * * *
Every 15 minutes
*/30 * * * *
Every 30 minutes
0 * * * *
Every hour at minute 0
0 0 * * *
Daily at midnight
0 0 * * 0
Every Sunday at midnight
0 0 * * 1
Every Monday at midnight
0 0 1 * *
1st of every month
0 9 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 9 AM
30 4 * * *
Daily at 4:30 AM
0 */2 * * *
Every 2 hours
0 */6 * * *
Every 6 hours
0 0 * * 0,6
Weekends at midnight
0 0 1,15 * *
1st and 15th of month
0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *
Quarterly
5 4 * * *
Daily at 4:05 AM
0 22 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 10 PM
0 0 L * *
Last day of month
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