AWS EventBridge cron schedules

AWS EventBridge Scheduler takes cron() with six fields, minutes to year, in the time zone you set (UTC by default). Pick a schedule for the exact expression, config you can paste and the next run times.

Schedules

Every 5 minutescron(0/5 * * * ? *)
Every hourcron(0 * * * ? *)
Every minutecron(* * * * ? *)
Every 10 minutescron(0/10 * * * ? *)
Every 15 minutescron(0/15 * * * ? *)
Every 30 minutescron(0/30 * * * ? *)
Daily at midnightcron(0 0 * * ? *)
Daily at 9 amcron(0 9 * * ? *)
Weekdays at 9 amcron(0 9 ? * 2-6 *)
Every Mondaycron(0 0 ? * 2 *)
First day of the monthcron(0 0 1 * ? *)
Every 6 hourscron(0 0/6 * * ? *)
Every Sunday at midnightcron(0 0 ? * 1 *)
Every 2 hourscron(0 0/2 * * ? *)
Every 12 hourscron(0 0/12 * * ? *)
Daily at nooncron(0 12 * * ? *)
Every Fridaycron(0 0 ? * 6 *)
Last day of the monthcron(0 0 L * ? *)
Every quartercron(0 0 1 1/3 ? *)
Every 2 minutescron(0/2 * * * ? *)
Every 3 hourscron(0 0/3 * * ? *)
Daily at 6 amcron(0 6 * * ? *)
Daily at 6 pmcron(0 18 * * ? *)
Twice a daycron(0 0/12 * * ? *)
Weekdays at 6 pmcron(0 18 ? * 2-6 *)
Weekends at 10 amcron(0 10 ? * 1,7 *)
15th of the monthcron(0 0 15 * ? *)
First Monday of the monthcron(0 9 ? * 2#1 *)
Last Friday of the monthcron(0 17 ? * 6L *)
Once a yearcron(0 0 1 1 ? *)
Every 30 secondsCan’t convert
Every 3 minutescron(0/3 * * * ? *)
Every 20 minutescron(0/20 * * * ? *)
Every 4 hourscron(0 0/4 * * ? *)
Every 8 hourscron(0 0/8 * * ? *)
Daily at 1 amcron(0 1 * * ? *)
Daily at 2 amcron(0 2 * * ? *)
Daily at 3 amcron(0 3 * * ? *)
Daily at 8 amcron(0 8 * * ? *)
Every weekdaycron(0 0 ? * 2-6 *)
Every weekend daycron(0 0 ? * 1,7 *)
Every Tuesdaycron(0 0 ? * 3 *)
Every Wednesdaycron(0 0 ? * 4 *)
Every Thursdaycron(0 0 ? * 5 *)
Every Saturdaycron(0 0 ? * 7 *)
Every 6 monthscron(0 0 1 1/6 ? *)
Every 10 secondsCan’t convert
Every 5 secondsCan’t convert

AWS EventBridge gotchas

Six fields inside cron()Minutes, hours, day of month, month, day of week, year. There is no seconds field.

One day field must be ?If you set day of month, write ? for day of week, and the other way round. Setting both is an error.

Sunday is 1Day of week runs 1-7 from SUN, so 2-6 is Monday to Friday.

No step in day of weekDay of week takes lists, ranges, L and one #, but not /. List the days instead.

Convert to and from AWS EventBridge

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FAQ

Which time zone does a AWS EventBridge schedule use?

EventBridge Scheduler takes --schedule-expression-timezone with an IANA name and defaults to UTC. Older EventBridge rules only run in UTC.

What is the difference between rate() and cron()?

rate(5 minutes) runs at a fixed interval from when the schedule starts; cron() runs at clock times. Use cron() when the minute matters.

EventBridge Scheduler or EventBridge rules?

AWS recommends EventBridge Scheduler for new schedules: it supports time zones and one-time schedules. Rules only run in UTC.