Run a cron job every 15 minutes
Want a job that runs four times an hour? A fifteen-minute schedule is a dependable default for background work that should stay fresh but does not need to be instant.
*/15 * * * **/15 * * * *Every 15 minutes
*/15 * * * * fires at :00, :15, :30 and :45 each hour. A quarter-hour cadence is a steady default for background work that does not need to be instant.
Next run times
- 1.2026-09-14T11:45:00.000Z
- 2.2026-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- 3.2026-09-14T12:15:00.000Z
- 4.2026-09-14T12:30:00.000Z
- 5.2026-09-14T12:45:00.000Z
What */15 * * * * means
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | */15 | every 15 minutes |
| Hour | * | every hour |
| Day of month | * | every day of the month |
| Month | * | every month |
| Day of week | * | every day of the week |
Example use cases
- data refresh
- report pre-computation
- webhook pings
Work with this expression
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