Spring cron schedules

Spring’s @Scheduled(cron) takes six fields, seconds first, and needs every set day field to match. Pick a schedule for the exact expression, config you can paste and the next run times.

Schedules

Every 5 minutes0 */5 * * * *
Every hour0 0 * * * *
Every minute0 * * * * *
Every 10 minutes0 */10 * * * *
Every 15 minutes0 */15 * * * *
Every 30 minutes0 */30 * * * *
Daily at midnight0 0 0 * * *
Daily at 9 am0 0 9 * * *
Weekdays at 9 am0 0 9 * * 1-5
Every Monday0 0 0 * * 1
First day of the month0 0 0 1 * *
Every 6 hours0 0 */6 * * *
Every Sunday at midnight0 0 0 * * 0
Every 2 hours0 0 */2 * * *
Every 12 hours0 0 */12 * * *
Daily at noon0 0 12 * * *
Every Friday0 0 0 * * 5
Last day of the month0 0 0 L * *
Every quarter0 0 0 1 */3 *
Every 2 minutes0 */2 * * * *
Every 3 hours0 0 */3 * * *
Daily at 6 am0 0 6 * * *
Daily at 6 pm0 0 18 * * *
Twice a day0 0 */12 * * *
Weekdays at 6 pm0 0 18 * * 1-5
Weekends at 10 am0 0 10 * * 0,6
15th of the month0 0 0 15 * *
First Monday of the month0 0 9 * * MON#1
Last Friday of the month0 0 17 * * FRIL
Once a year0 0 0 1 1 *
Every 30 seconds*/30 * * * * *
Every 3 minutes0 */3 * * * *
Every 20 minutes0 */20 * * * *
Every 4 hours0 0 */4 * * *
Every 8 hours0 0 */8 * * *
Daily at 1 am0 0 1 * * *
Daily at 2 am0 0 2 * * *
Daily at 3 am0 0 3 * * *
Daily at 8 am0 0 8 * * *
Every weekday0 0 0 * * 1-5
Every weekend day0 0 0 * * 0,6
Every Tuesday0 0 0 * * 2
Every Wednesday0 0 0 * * 3
Every Thursday0 0 0 * * 4
Every Saturday0 0 0 * * 6
Every 6 months0 0 0 1 */6 *
Every 10 seconds*/10 * * * * *
Every 5 seconds*/5 * * * * *

Spring gotchas

Seconds come firstSpring expressions have six fields: second, minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week. A five-field crontab line is rejected.

Both day fields must match0 0 9 1-7 * MON is the first Monday of the month. In crontab the same fields mean days 1-7 or any Monday.

Sunday is 0 or 7Unlike Quartz, where Sunday is 1. Names (MON-SUN) are safest when you move expressions between the two.

Scheduling must be switched onAdd @EnableScheduling to a configuration class or @Scheduled methods never run. By default all tasks share one thread.

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FAQ

Which time zone does a Spring schedule use?

In the JVM’s default time zone. Set zone = "Europe/Berlin" (any IANA name) on @Scheduled to pin it.

Can Spring cron run every 30 seconds?

Yes. Spring has a seconds field: */30 * * * * *.

Does Spring support L and #?

Yes, since Spring 5.3: L, LW, L-n and nW in day of month, and dL or d#n in day of week.