Cron schedules

platform v0.9.11verified 2026-05-14

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.

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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, 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.

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.

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Cron Schedules tab

Highlight: grid with schedule name, job type, cron expression, status, next/last run, Run Now button

See also

• Job history.
• Tasker (Ops) — runtime.