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Cron expression: every 15 minutes

Runs every quarter hour — minutes 0, 15, 30 and 45.

*/15 * * * *

Field by field

FieldValueMeaning
Minute*/15Every 15 minutes
Hour*Every hour
Day of month*Every day of the month
Month*Every month
Day of week*Every day of the week

Typical uses

  • Report refresh
  • Backups of fast-changing state
  • Third-party API polling within rate limits

Related schedules

Every 2 minutes*/2 * * * *Every 5 minutes*/5 * * * *Every 10 minutes*/10 * * * *Every 30 minutes*/30 * * * *Every 30 seconds (workaround)* * * * *Every hour0 * * * *

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