Every 10 Minutes

Use in your stack

# Run every 10 minutes
*/10 * * * * /usr/local/bin/poll.sh

{ "cron": "0 */10 * * * ?", "timezone": "UTC" }

apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: CronJob
metadata:
  name: poll
spec:
  schedule: "*/10 * * * *"
  jobTemplate:
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: poll
            image: my-image:latest
          restartPolicy: OnFailure

cron(*/10 * * * ? *)

@Scheduled(cron = "0 */10 * * * *")
public void every10Minutes() { /* ... */ }

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '*/10 * * * *'

Next runs

Pick a timezone to see when this expression fires next.

Variations

Common use cases

• Polling external APIs where 10-minute freshness is enough.
• Refreshing cached dashboards or summary views.
• Re-checking certificate expiration or background sync status.
• Sending batched notifications without flooding users.

Gotchas

• AWS EventBridge needs the 6-field form: `*/10 * * * ? *`.
• Quartz needs seconds + ?: `0 */10 * * * ?`.
• If many jobs use `*/10 * * * *`, they fire on the same wall-clock instant — add per-job jitter to avoid load spikes.

Frequently asked questions