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Cron expression format

A cron expression has 5 fields separated by spaces, each representing a time unit. Fields can use * (any), numbers, ranges (1-5), lists (1,3,5), and step values (*/15).

Field
Range
Example
Minute
0–59
30 = at minute 30
Hour
0–23
9-17 = 9am–5pm
Day of month
1–31
1,15 = 1st and 15th
Month
1–12
*/3 = every 3 months
Day of week
0–6 (Sun=0)
1-5 = Mon–Fri
What's the difference between cron and Salesforce Apex cron?

Salesforce Apex scheduled jobs use a 6-field cron format with an extra Seconds field at the start: Seconds Minutes Hours Day_of_month Month Day_of_week. This tool generates standard 5-field cron. For Apex, prepend 0 (or your desired second) to the expression.

Why does my cron job run at the wrong time?

Cron uses the server's local timezone by default. Many systems like AWS EventBridge and GitHub Actions use UTC. Check your scheduler's timezone setting and convert your desired local time accordingly.

How do I run a job every 15 minutes?

Use */15 * * * *. The */n syntax means "every n units". So */15 in the minute field means at minutes 0, 15, 30, and 45 of every hour.