Scheduled Workflow - CI/CD Glossary Definition

A scheduled workflow runs automatically on a cron schedule defined with on: schedule.

A scheduled workflow runs on a cron timetable defined under on: schedule, using POSIX cron syntax in UTC, for tasks like nightly builds or periodic cleanup.

Schedules use standard five-field cron in UTC. Note that scheduled runs can be delayed under high load and only run from the default branch.

Example

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 3 * * *"  # 03:00 UTC daily

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