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Cron expression generator

Build the five fields of a cron line without guessing, read back in plain words what an existing one does, and see when it would run next.

You can also paste an expression you already have and we tell you what it does.

Next five runs
Crontab line

Replace the command with yours. If you add a heartbeat monitor, paste its URL at the end of the line and we will tell you the day the job stops running.

What this tool gives you

  • The expression for the schedule you pick
  • What an existing expression means, in words
  • The next five run times
  • The full crontab line, ready to paste

Frequently asked questions

What are the five fields?

Minute, hour, day of the month, month and day of the week, in that order. An asterisk means "every one".

What does */15 mean?

Every 15 units of that field. In the minutes field, */15 means at minute 0, 15, 30 and 45 of every hour.

My cron does not run and I do not know why.

That is exactly what a heartbeat monitor is for: your script tells us it finished, and if one day it does not, we tell you. Add one free and paste the line this page gives you.

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