Spring cron expression: every 5 minutes

Use 0 */5 * * * *. Every 5 minutes.

To run a Spring job every 5 minutes, use:

0 */5 * * * *

Every 5 minutes.

Spring @Scheduled (6-field) expression

Schedule time zone

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Upcoming runs

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A common compromise between freshness and load: twelve runs an hour, with enough time between runs for most short jobs to finish.

Starting from 1 January 2027, evaluated in UTC:

Need to translate a different expression? Use the cron converter.

Drop this into your project. The expression is the one above.

Spring @Scheduled

@Scheduled(cron = "0 */5 * * * *", zone = "UTC")
public void runJob() {
    // ...
}

application.properties

app.job.cron=0 */5 * * * *
# @Scheduled(cron = "${app.job.cron}")

The Spring fields, in order: second (0-59), minute (0-59), hour (0-23), day-of-month (1-31), month (1-12), day-of-week (0-7, 0 and 7 = Sunday).

The expression has six fields, so */15 in the minutes position still needs a leading 0 for seconds, or the job fires every second of those minutes.
Spring evaluates in the server time zone by default. Add zone = "UTC" (or any ZoneId) to @Scheduled to make it explicit.

People write 5 * * * * thinking it means every five minutes. That runs once an hour at minute 5. The step needs the slash: */5.

How do I run a Spring job every 5 minutes?

Use 0 */5 * * * *. Every 5 minutes.

What is the every 5 minutes cron expression in other systems?

Quartz: 0 */5 * * * ?; Crontab: */5 * * * *; Kubernetes: */5 * * * *. The table on this page lists every dialect.

Which time zone does Spring use for this schedule?

Spring evaluates in the server time zone by default. Add zone = "UTC" (or any ZoneId) to @Scheduled to make it explicit.