Schedule Trigger

Trigger Node

Run workflows automatically at specified times or intervals

Overview

The Schedule Trigger starts your workflow automatically at configured times. Pick a quick preset (like "Daily at 9:00 AM"), or choose Custom schedule... for an interval, a daily, weekly or monthly time, a one-off run, or a cron expression.

Activation Required

Schedule triggers only run when the workflow is activated: save the workflow, then switch it from Inactive to Active in the toolbar. Active schedules are listed on the Schedules page. Saving an active workflow updates its schedule straight away. If the schedule can't be turned on (for example a Run Once time in the past, or your plan's limit on active scheduled workflows: Starter and Developer 5, Pro and Enterprise 15, not included in the Free Trial), the workflow stays Inactive and the reason is shown.

Parameters

Configuration options for this node

quickSchedule

Select

Required

Quick Schedule preset: every 5/15/30 minutes, every 1/2/4 hours, daily (9 AM, 6 PM, midnight), weekdays, weekends, every Monday, the 1st or 15th of the month — or "Custom schedule..."

Default: Daily at 9:00 AM

customType

Select

Schedule Type when Custom is chosen: Repeating Interval, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Run Once, or Advanced (cron expression)

Example: interval, daily, weekly, monthly, once, cron

intervalValue / intervalUnit

Number / Select

Repeating Interval: run every N minutes or hours (Run Every 1–60, Unit Minutes or Hours)

Example: 30 minutes

dailyTime / weeklyDays / monthlyDay

Time / Days / Number

Daily, Weekly and Monthly: the time to run, the days of the week, or the day of the month (1–31)

Example: 09:00, Mon–Fri, 1

onceDate / onceTime

Date / Time

Run Once: the date (YYYY-MM-DD) and time to run, or an optional day of the week to run on its next occurrence

Example: 2026-12-01, 18:00

cronExpression

String

Advanced: a standard 5-field cron expression

Example: 0 9 * * 1-5 (9am weekdays)

timezone

Select

Timezone the schedule follows. Auto-detect uses your browser's timezone when you activate or save the workflow.

Default: Auto-detect (your browser timezone)

The Schedule Trigger config panel in Visual Studio: a Quick Schedule preset dropdown set to Daily at 9:00 AM, and a Timezone selector on auto-detect — The Schedule Trigger's config panel — pick a quick preset (or Custom for intervals and cron) and the timezone the schedule should follow.

Schedule Types

Custom Schedule Types

Choose "Custom schedule..." in Quick Schedule, then a Schedule Type

Interval

Every N minutes or hours

Daily

Once a day at a set time

Weekly

Chosen days at a set time

Monthly

A day of the month at a set time

Run Once

A single future date and time

Cron

Any standard cron expression

Recurring schedules can run at most every 5 minutes — a faster schedule is not accepted. A Run Once time must be in the future. After activating, check that the schedule appears on the Schedules page.

Cron Expressions

Cron expressions provide precise control over scheduling. Format:

┌───────────── minute (0 - 59) │ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23) │ │ ┌───────────── day of month (1 - 31) │ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12) │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of week (0 - 6, Sun=0) │ │ │ │ │ * * * * *

Ranges (1-5), lists (1,15), steps (*/15) and names (MON, JAN) are supported, and 7 also means Sunday. The expression is evaluated in the trigger's timezone.

Common Examples:

0 9 * * *Every day at 9:00 AM

0 9 * * 1-5Weekdays at 9:00 AM

0 */2 * * *Every 2 hours

30 8 1 * *1st of month at 8:30 AM

0 0 * * 0Every Sunday at midnight

*/15 * * * *Every 15 minutes

Usage Examples

Daily Report Generation

Run every day at 9 AM to generate reports

Quick Schedule: Daily at 9:00 AM

Same as cron:0 9 * * *

Timezone: America/New_York

Hourly Price Check

Monitor prices every hour

Schedule Type: Repeating Interval

Run Every: 1

Unit: Hours

Weekly Backup

Run every Sunday at 2 AM

Schedule Type: Advanced (cron expression)

Expression:0 2 * * 0

Best Practices

Set the Right Timezone

The default, Auto-detect, uses the timezone of the browser you activate or save the workflow from. If the workflow must run at a specific local time (or teammates in other timezones edit it), pick the timezone explicitly. Daylight-saving changes are handled for you.

Use a Cloud Browser for Unattended Runs

Scheduled workflows that use a Cloud Browser profile run on Prompteryx's servers. On a local Chrome profile, each run needs your computer on with Prompteryx Desktop running — otherwise the run is marked as failed.

Test Before Activating

Click "Run Workflow" to run a scheduled workflow straight away and check it works before activating the schedule. This prevents unexpected runs of untested workflows.

Late and Missed Runs

If the scheduler runs a few minutes late, the missed slot still fires once (slots more than about 5 minutes old are skipped). A Run Once schedule can fire up to 24 hours late; after that it is marked as missed.

Related Documentation

Testing Workflows

Test before scheduling

Webhook Trigger

Trigger on-demand via HTTP

Overview

Activation Required

Schedule Types

Custom Schedule Types

Choose "Custom schedule..." in Quick Schedule, then a Schedule Type

Interval

Every N minutes or hours

Daily

Once a day at a set time

Weekly

Chosen days at a set time

Monthly

A day of the month at a set time

Run Once

A single future date and time

Cron

Any standard cron expression

Cron Expressions

Cron expressions provide precise control over scheduling. Format:

┌───────────── minute (0 - 59) │ ┌───────────── hour (0 - 23) │ │ ┌───────────── day of month (1 - 31) │ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1 - 12) │ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of week (0 - 6, Sun=0) │ │ │ │ │ * * * * *

Ranges (1-5), lists (1,15), steps (*/15) and names (MON, JAN) are supported, and 7 also means Sunday. The expression is evaluated in the trigger's timezone.

Common Examples:

0 9 * * *Every day at 9:00 AM

0 9 * * 1-5Weekdays at 9:00 AM

0 */2 * * *Every 2 hours

30 8 1 * *1st of month at 8:30 AM

0 0 * * 0Every Sunday at midnight

*/15 * * * *Every 15 minutes

Usage Examples

Daily Report Generation

Run every day at 9 AM to generate reports

Quick Schedule: Daily at 9:00 AM

Same as cron:0 9 * * *

Timezone: America/New_York

Hourly Price Check

Monitor prices every hour

Schedule Type: Repeating Interval

Run Every: 1

Unit: Hours

Weekly Backup

Run every Sunday at 2 AM

Schedule Type: Advanced (cron expression)

Expression:0 2 * * 0

Best Practices

Set the Right Timezone

Use a Cloud Browser for Unattended Runs

Test Before Activating

Click "Run Workflow" to run a scheduled workflow straight away and check it works before activating the schedule. This prevents unexpected runs of untested workflows.