Version: 0.9.17 — archived documentation

Cron schedules

Path: /admin-settings → Cron Schedules tab

Cron schedules drive the recurring background jobs executed by the Tasker service. Each schedule is a job type + cron expression + optional payload.

List columns

Column	Description
Name	Schedule name.
Job Type	The job to run.
Schedule	Cron expression.
Status	Active / Disabled.
Next Run	Computed next execution.
Last Run	Last trigger time.
Last Result	Truncated JSON of the last result.
Actions	Run Now, Edit, History, Delete.

Fields

Field	Required	Description
Enabled	Yes	Whether the schedule fires.
Name	Yes	Display name.
Job Type	Yes	See below. Immutable.
Cron Expr	Yes	Standard 5-field cron (e.g. `0 /6 * *`).
Max Attempts	Yes	Retries on failure (1 – 10).
Timezone	No	e.g. `UTC`, `Europe/Berlin`.
Description	No	Notes.
Payload JSON	No	Optional JSON passed to the handler.

Job types

Type	Description
`EMAIL_SEND`	Send queued email notifications.
`NOTIFICATION_SEND`	Send platform notifications to teams.
`SMS_SEND`	Send queued SMS messages.
`BACKUP_DATABASE`	Create a PostgreSQL backup.
`BILLING_SUBSCRIPTION_ROLLOVER`	Roll subscription periods and reset usage counters.
`BILLING_CALCULATE_OVERAGES`	Calculate / charge overages.
`BILLING_RETRY_FAILED_OVERAGE_PAYMENTS`	Retry failed overage charges.
`SCORING_CONVERSATIONS`	QA-score finalised conversations.
`TWILIO_RECONCILE_NUMBERS`	Reconcile number inventory with Twilio.
`REDIS_DB_CONSISTENCY_CHECK`	Verify Redis ↔ DB consistency.
`TASKER_CLEANUP_JOBS`	Clean up old job records.
`AUDIO_RECORDING_PROCESS`	Process pending recordings (upload to S3).
`CLEANUP_ABANDONED_REGISTRATIONS`	Remove stale SIP registrations.
`EDGE_TLS_RENEW`	Renew API/TelPro edge TLS certificates.
`SERVICE_CONFIG_REFRESH`	Roll config changes across API, Voice, or TelPro.
`EDGE_TLS_REFRESH`	Re-apply current edge TLS material after renewal.

Workflows

Create a schedule

Click Create → Name → Job Type → Cron Expression → Max Attempts (default 3) → optional Timezone / Description / Payload → enable → save.

Run immediately

Click Run Now on the row. The job enqueues regardless of the cron timing. Verify in Job history.

Version history

Each schedule row has a History action, and the edit dialog has a Save snapshot button. Open the sidebar to capture a checkpoint, list prior versions, restore one as the live state, or diff a version against the current row. See Config versioning & backups.

List columns​

Fields​

Job types​

Workflows​

Create a schedule​

Run immediately​

Version history​

See also​