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Cron expression: hourly during business hours

Runs on the hour from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday through Friday.

0 9-17 * * 1-5

Field by field

FieldValueMeaning
Minute0At minute 0
Hour9-17From 09:00 through 17:00
Day of month*Every day of the month
Month*Every month
Day of week1-5From Monday through Friday

Typical uses

  • Office-hours data refresh
  • Business-hours monitoring with quiet nights

Good to know

  • The hyphen sets a range within a field — hours 9-17 and weekdays 1-5 here.

Related schedules

Every Friday at 5 PM0 17 * * 5Every Saturday at midnight0 0 * * 6Every Sunday at midnight0 0 * * 0Every 15 minutes during business hours*/15 9-17 * * 1-5Every month (1st, midnight)0 0 1 * *Every month on the 15th0 0 15 * *

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