Cron in GitHub Actions

Scheduled workflows can be delayed by many minutes at busy hours, and are disabled after 60 days of repo inactivity. Below, every schedule with a GitHub Actions example you can paste.

# .github/workflows/cron.yml
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
jobs:
  run:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: curl -fsS https://example.com/cron/run

Linux crontab Laravel WordPress Next.js / Vercel Node.js Python Docker

Every minute in GitHub Actions* * * * *
Every 2 minutes in GitHub Actions*/2 * * * *
Every 3 minutes in GitHub Actions*/3 * * * *
Every 4 minutes in GitHub Actions*/4 * * * *
Every 5 minutes in GitHub Actions*/5 * * * *
Every 6 minutes in GitHub Actions*/6 * * * *
Every 10 minutes in GitHub Actions*/10 * * * *
Every 12 minutes in GitHub Actions*/12 * * * *
Every 15 minutes in GitHub Actions*/15 * * * *
Every 20 minutes in GitHub Actions*/20 * * * *
Every 30 minutes in GitHub Actions*/30 * * * *
Hourly in GitHub Actions0 * * * *
Hourly at :15 in GitHub Actions15 * * * *
Hourly at :30 in GitHub Actions30 * * * *
Hourly at :45 in GitHub Actions45 * * * *
Every 2 hours in GitHub Actions0 */2 * * *
Every 2 hours at :15 in GitHub Actions15 */2 * * *
Every 2 hours at :30 in GitHub Actions30 */2 * * *
Every 2 hours at :45 in GitHub Actions45 */2 * * *
Every 3 hours in GitHub Actions0 */3 * * *
Every 3 hours at :15 in GitHub Actions15 */3 * * *
Every 3 hours at :30 in GitHub Actions30 */3 * * *
Every 3 hours at :45 in GitHub Actions45 */3 * * *
Every 4 hours in GitHub Actions0 */4 * * *
Every 4 hours at :15 in GitHub Actions15 */4 * * *
Every 4 hours at :30 in GitHub Actions30 */4 * * *
Every 4 hours at :45 in GitHub Actions45 */4 * * *
Every 6 hours in GitHub Actions0 */6 * * *
Every 6 hours at :15 in GitHub Actions15 */6 * * *
Every 6 hours at :30 in GitHub Actions30 */6 * * *
Every 6 hours at :45 in GitHub Actions45 */6 * * *
Every 8 hours in GitHub Actions0 */8 * * *
Every 8 hours at :15 in GitHub Actions15 */8 * * *
Every 8 hours at :30 in GitHub Actions30 */8 * * *
Every 8 hours at :45 in GitHub Actions45 */8 * * *
Every 12 hours in GitHub Actions0 */12 * * *
Every 12 hours at :15 in GitHub Actions15 */12 * * *
Every 12 hours at :30 in GitHub Actions30 */12 * * *
Every 12 hours at :45 in GitHub Actions45 */12 * * *
Daily at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * *
Daily at 00:15 in GitHub Actions15 0 * * *
Daily at 00:30 in GitHub Actions30 0 * * *
Daily at 00:45 in GitHub Actions45 0 * * *
Daily at 01:00 in GitHub Actions0 1 * * *
Daily at 01:15 in GitHub Actions15 1 * * *
Daily at 01:30 in GitHub Actions30 1 * * *
Daily at 01:45 in GitHub Actions45 1 * * *
Daily at 02:00 in GitHub Actions0 2 * * *
Daily at 02:15 in GitHub Actions15 2 * * *
Daily at 02:30 in GitHub Actions30 2 * * *
Daily at 02:45 in GitHub Actions45 2 * * *
Daily at 03:00 in GitHub Actions0 3 * * *
Daily at 03:15 in GitHub Actions15 3 * * *
Daily at 03:30 in GitHub Actions30 3 * * *
Daily at 03:45 in GitHub Actions45 3 * * *
Daily at 04:00 in GitHub Actions0 4 * * *
Daily at 04:15 in GitHub Actions15 4 * * *
Daily at 04:30 in GitHub Actions30 4 * * *
Daily at 04:45 in GitHub Actions45 4 * * *
Daily at 05:00 in GitHub Actions0 5 * * *
Daily at 05:15 in GitHub Actions15 5 * * *
Daily at 05:30 in GitHub Actions30 5 * * *
Daily at 05:45 in GitHub Actions45 5 * * *
Daily at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * *
Daily at 06:15 in GitHub Actions15 6 * * *
Daily at 06:30 in GitHub Actions30 6 * * *
Daily at 06:45 in GitHub Actions45 6 * * *
Daily at 07:00 in GitHub Actions0 7 * * *
Daily at 07:15 in GitHub Actions15 7 * * *
Daily at 07:30 in GitHub Actions30 7 * * *
Daily at 07:45 in GitHub Actions45 7 * * *
Daily at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * *
Daily at 08:15 in GitHub Actions15 8 * * *
Daily at 08:30 in GitHub Actions30 8 * * *
Daily at 08:45 in GitHub Actions45 8 * * *
Daily at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * *
Daily at 09:15 in GitHub Actions15 9 * * *
Daily at 09:30 in GitHub Actions30 9 * * *
Daily at 09:45 in GitHub Actions45 9 * * *
Daily at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * *
Daily at 10:15 in GitHub Actions15 10 * * *
Daily at 10:30 in GitHub Actions30 10 * * *
Daily at 10:45 in GitHub Actions45 10 * * *
Daily at 11:00 in GitHub Actions0 11 * * *
Daily at 11:15 in GitHub Actions15 11 * * *
Daily at 11:30 in GitHub Actions30 11 * * *
Daily at 11:45 in GitHub Actions45 11 * * *
Daily at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * *
Daily at 12:15 in GitHub Actions15 12 * * *
Daily at 12:30 in GitHub Actions30 12 * * *
Daily at 12:45 in GitHub Actions45 12 * * *
Daily at 13:00 in GitHub Actions0 13 * * *
Daily at 13:15 in GitHub Actions15 13 * * *
Daily at 13:30 in GitHub Actions30 13 * * *
Daily at 13:45 in GitHub Actions45 13 * * *
Daily at 14:00 in GitHub Actions0 14 * * *
Daily at 14:15 in GitHub Actions15 14 * * *
Daily at 14:30 in GitHub Actions30 14 * * *
Daily at 14:45 in GitHub Actions45 14 * * *
Daily at 15:00 in GitHub Actions0 15 * * *
Daily at 15:15 in GitHub Actions15 15 * * *
Daily at 15:30 in GitHub Actions30 15 * * *
Daily at 15:45 in GitHub Actions45 15 * * *
Daily at 16:00 in GitHub Actions0 16 * * *
Daily at 16:15 in GitHub Actions15 16 * * *
Daily at 16:30 in GitHub Actions30 16 * * *
Daily at 16:45 in GitHub Actions45 16 * * *
Daily at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * *
Daily at 17:15 in GitHub Actions15 17 * * *
Daily at 17:30 in GitHub Actions30 17 * * *
Daily at 17:45 in GitHub Actions45 17 * * *
Daily at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * *
Daily at 18:15 in GitHub Actions15 18 * * *
Daily at 18:30 in GitHub Actions30 18 * * *
Daily at 18:45 in GitHub Actions45 18 * * *
Daily at 19:00 in GitHub Actions0 19 * * *
Daily at 19:15 in GitHub Actions15 19 * * *
Daily at 19:30 in GitHub Actions30 19 * * *
Daily at 19:45 in GitHub Actions45 19 * * *
Daily at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * *
Daily at 20:15 in GitHub Actions15 20 * * *
Daily at 20:30 in GitHub Actions30 20 * * *
Daily at 20:45 in GitHub Actions45 20 * * *
Daily at 21:00 in GitHub Actions0 21 * * *
Daily at 21:15 in GitHub Actions15 21 * * *
Daily at 21:30 in GitHub Actions30 21 * * *
Daily at 21:45 in GitHub Actions45 21 * * *
Daily at 22:00 in GitHub Actions0 22 * * *
Daily at 22:15 in GitHub Actions15 22 * * *
Daily at 22:30 in GitHub Actions30 22 * * *
Daily at 22:45 in GitHub Actions45 22 * * *
Daily at 23:00 in GitHub Actions0 23 * * *
Daily at 23:15 in GitHub Actions15 23 * * *
Daily at 23:30 in GitHub Actions30 23 * * *
Daily at 23:45 in GitHub Actions45 23 * * *
Weekdays at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 00:30 in GitHub Actions30 0 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 01:00 in GitHub Actions0 1 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 01:30 in GitHub Actions30 1 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 02:00 in GitHub Actions0 2 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 02:30 in GitHub Actions30 2 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 03:00 in GitHub Actions0 3 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 03:30 in GitHub Actions30 3 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 04:00 in GitHub Actions0 4 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 04:30 in GitHub Actions30 4 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 05:00 in GitHub Actions0 5 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 05:30 in GitHub Actions30 5 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 06:30 in GitHub Actions30 6 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 07:00 in GitHub Actions0 7 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 07:30 in GitHub Actions30 7 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 08:30 in GitHub Actions30 8 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 09:30 in GitHub Actions30 9 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 10:30 in GitHub Actions30 10 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 11:00 in GitHub Actions0 11 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 11:30 in GitHub Actions30 11 * * 1-5
Weekdays at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 12:30 in GitHub Actions30 12 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 13:00 in GitHub Actions0 13 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 13:30 in GitHub Actions30 13 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 14:00 in GitHub Actions0 14 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 14:30 in GitHub Actions30 14 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 15:00 in GitHub Actions0 15 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 15:30 in GitHub Actions30 15 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 16:00 in GitHub Actions0 16 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 16:30 in GitHub Actions30 16 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 17:30 in GitHub Actions30 17 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 18:30 in GitHub Actions30 18 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 19:00 in GitHub Actions0 19 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 19:30 in GitHub Actions30 19 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 20:30 in GitHub Actions30 20 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 21:00 in GitHub Actions0 21 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 21:30 in GitHub Actions30 21 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 22:00 in GitHub Actions0 22 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 22:30 in GitHub Actions30 22 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 23:00 in GitHub Actions0 23 * * 1-5
Weekdays at 23:30 in GitHub Actions30 23 * * 1-5
Weekends at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 0,6
Weekends at 01:00 in GitHub Actions0 1 * * 0,6
Weekends at 02:00 in GitHub Actions0 2 * * 0,6
Weekends at 03:00 in GitHub Actions0 3 * * 0,6
Weekends at 04:00 in GitHub Actions0 4 * * 0,6
Weekends at 05:00 in GitHub Actions0 5 * * 0,6
Weekends at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 0,6
Weekends at 07:00 in GitHub Actions0 7 * * 0,6
Weekends at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 0,6
Weekends at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 0,6
Weekends at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 0,6
Weekends at 11:00 in GitHub Actions0 11 * * 0,6
Weekends at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 0,6
Weekends at 13:00 in GitHub Actions0 13 * * 0,6
Weekends at 14:00 in GitHub Actions0 14 * * 0,6
Weekends at 15:00 in GitHub Actions0 15 * * 0,6
Weekends at 16:00 in GitHub Actions0 16 * * 0,6
Weekends at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 0,6
Weekends at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 0,6
Weekends at 19:00 in GitHub Actions0 19 * * 0,6
Weekends at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 0,6
Weekends at 21:00 in GitHub Actions0 21 * * 0,6
Weekends at 22:00 in GitHub Actions0 22 * * 0,6
Weekends at 23:00 in GitHub Actions0 23 * * 0,6
Every Monday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 1
Every Monday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 1
Every Monday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 1
Every Monday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 1
Every Monday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 1
Every Monday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 1
Every Monday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 1
Every Monday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 1
Every Monday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 1
Every Tuesday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 2
Every Tuesday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 2
Every Tuesday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 2
Every Wednesday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 3
Every Wednesday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 3
Every Wednesday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 3
Every Thursday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 4
Every Thursday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 4
Every Thursday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 4
Every Thursday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 4
Every Thursday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 4
Every Thursday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 4
Every Thursday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 4
Every Thursday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 4
Every Thursday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 4
Every Friday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 5
Every Friday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 5
Every Friday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 5
Every Friday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 5
Every Friday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 5
Every Friday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 5
Every Friday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 5
Every Friday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 5
Every Friday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 5
Every Saturday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 6
Every Saturday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 6
Every Saturday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 6
Every Saturday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 6
Every Saturday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 6
Every Saturday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 6
Every Saturday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 6
Every Saturday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 6
Every Saturday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 6
Every Sunday at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 * * 0
Every Sunday at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 * * 0
Every Sunday at 08:00 in GitHub Actions0 8 * * 0
Every Sunday at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 * * 0
Every Sunday at 10:00 in GitHub Actions0 10 * * 0
Every Sunday at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 * * 0
Every Sunday at 17:00 in GitHub Actions0 17 * * 0
Every Sunday at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 * * 0
Every Sunday at 20:00 in GitHub Actions0 20 * * 0
Monthly on the 1st at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 1 * *
Monthly on the 1st at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 1 * *
Monthly on the 1st at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 1 * *
Monthly on the 1st at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 1 * *
Monthly on the 1st at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 1 * *
Monthly on the 15th at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 15 * *
Monthly on the 15th at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 15 * *
Monthly on the 15th at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 15 * *
Monthly on the 15th at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 15 * *
Monthly on the 15th at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 15 * *
Monthly on the last day at midnight in GitHub Actions0 0 28 * *
Monthly on the last day at 06:00 in GitHub Actions0 6 28 * *
Monthly on the last day at 09:00 in GitHub Actions0 9 28 * *
Monthly on the last day at noon in GitHub Actions0 12 28 * *
Monthly on the last day at 18:00 in GitHub Actions0 18 28 * *
Quarterly in GitHub Actions0 0 1 1,4,7,10 *
Yearly in GitHub Actions0 0 1 1 *
Twice a day in GitHub Actions0 0,12 * * *
Every 5 minutes during business hours in GitHub Actions*/5 9-17 * * 1-5
Every 15 minutes during business hours in GitHub Actions*/15 9-17 * * 1-5
Every 30 minutes during business hours in GitHub Actions*/30 9-17 * * 1-5
Every hour during business hours in GitHub Actions0 9-17 * * 1-5
Hourly on weekdays in GitHub Actions0 * * * 1-5
Hourly on weekends in GitHub Actions0 * * * 0,6
Every odd hour in GitHub Actions0 1-23/2 * * *
Every even hour in GitHub Actions0 0-22/2 * * *