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GitHub Actions cron expression: every 10 minutes
To run a GitHub Actions job every 10 minutes, use:
*/10 * * * *Every 10 minutes.
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Upcoming runs
| # | Local | UTC | From now |
|---|
Copy-ready code
Why use this schedule
Six runs an hour. Good for work that is worth doing often but not constantly, such as pulling metrics or checking for stale records.
- Collecting metrics into a time-series store
- Retrying failed webhook deliveries
- Rebuilding a search index delta
First runs, as an example
Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:
| # | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 00:00:00 |
| 2 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 00:10:00 |
| 3 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 00:20:00 |
| 4 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 00:30:00 |
| 5 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 00:40:00 |
| 6 | Fri, 01 Jan 2027, 00:50:00 |
Every 10 minutes in every dialect
| System | Expression |
|---|---|
| GitHub Actions (this page) | */10 * * * * |
| Quartz | 0 */10 * * * ? |
| Spring | 0 */10 * * * * |
| Crontab | */10 * * * * |
| Kubernetes | */10 * * * * |
| AWS EventBridge | */10 * * * ? * |
| Jenkins | H/10 * * * * |
| node-cron | */10 * * * * |
| Apache Airflow | */10 * * * * |
| Azure Functions | 0 */10 * * * * |
| Google Cloud Scheduler | */10 * * * * |
Need to translate a different expression? Use the cron converter.
Ready-to-use GitHub Actions config
Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.
on:
schedule:
- cron: "*/10 * * * *"The GitHub Actions fields, in order: minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day-of-month (1-31), month (1-12), day-of-week (0-6, 0 = Sunday).
Things to watch out for in GitHub Actions
- GitHub runs scheduled workflows at best every 5 minutes, and runs can be delayed by several minutes at busy times.
- GitHub Actions schedules are always UTC. Convert your local time to UTC before writing the expression.
The common mistake with this schedule
Because 10 divides 60 evenly the gaps are always exactly ten minutes. That is not true for steps like 7 or 25, which restart at the top of every hour.
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a GitHub Actions job every 10 minutes?
Use */10 * * * *. Every 10 minutes.
What is the every 10 minutes cron expression in other systems?
Quartz: 0 */10 * * * ?; Spring: 0 */10 * * * *; Crontab: */10 * * * *. The table on this page lists every dialect.
Which time zone does GitHub Actions use for this schedule?
GitHub Actions schedules are always UTC. Convert your local time to UTC before writing the expression.