Trigger Schedules

Run your workflow on a repeating schedule — every few minutes, daily, weekly, monthly, and more.

At a Glance

FieldValue
Trigger IDcronjob
CategorySchedules
Tagscronjob, rrule, recurring, time-based, interval, scheduled

Trigger Configuration

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
rrulestringYesHow often this workflow runs (e.g. every 5 minutes, daily at 9 AM, weekly on Mondays).

Trigger Result

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
triggeredAtstringYesTimestamp when this scheduled run fired (UTC, RFC3339 format)

Workflow Root Example

json
{ "nodes": { "root": { "type": "cronjob", "payload": { "rrule": "DTSTART:20260101T000000Z\nRRULE:FREQ=MINUTELY;INTERVAL=5" }, "children": [ "log_event" ] }, "log_event": { "type": "log", "payload": { "message": "Triggered at {{$trigger.triggeredAt}}" }, "children": [] } }}

Downstream nodes can use {{$trigger.triggeredAt}} and any result fields listed above. Event triggers usually expose the raw source payload under a field such as event, body, trade, or raw.

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