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Cron expression: every hour

Runs at minute 0 of every hour (on the hour).

0 * * * *

Field by field

FieldValueMeaning
Minute0At minute 0
Hour*Every hour
Day of month*Every day of the month
Month*Every month
Day of week*Every day of the week

Typical uses

  • Hourly aggregation
  • Token refresh
  • Rotating logs

Good to know

  • * * * * * with the minute set to 0 — writing 0 * * * * (not * */1 * * *) is the idiomatic hourly schedule.

Related schedules

Every 15 minutes*/15 * * * *Every 30 minutes*/30 * * * *Every 30 seconds (workaround)* * * * *Every 2 hours0 */2 * * *Every 3 hours0 */3 * * *Every 4 hours0 */4 * * *

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