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Schedule tasks to run automatically at specified intervals using cron expressions. Cron tasks are registered when workers start and execute based on the schedule.

Basic Cron Tasks

Cron Format

Common Patterns

Requirements

Cron tasks cannot have required arguments. All parameters must have default values or the task must accept no arguments at all.

Scheduled Workflows

Workflows can also be scheduled with cron expressions:
Scheduled workflows follow the same rule: the workflow_arg_schema must have all fields with default values if specified.

Best Practices

  1. Use descriptive task names that indicate the schedule
  2. Log execution time within cron tasks for monitoring
  3. Keep cron tasks idempotent - they may run multiple times
  4. Handle timezone considerations - cron uses the server’s timezone
  5. Monitor cron task execution to ensure they’re running as expected

Next Steps

Monitoring

Monitor scheduled task execution

Workflows

Build complex scheduled workflows