GitHub Actions Cron Syntax

Key Features

• Standard 5-field cron
• UTC timezone only
• Minimum 5-minute intervals
• POSIX cron syntax

Example Configuration

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '30 5 * * 1,3'
    - cron: '30 5 * * 2,4'

Official Documentation

GitHub Actions Scheduling Documentation →

Monitoring GitHub Actions Jobs

Add heartbeat monitoring to your GitHub Actions jobs. Just add a ping at the end of your job:

curl -fsS https://cronsignal.io/ping/YOUR_CHECK_ID