Cron Expression: */5 * * * *
Every 5 minutes (00, 05, 10, 15, ... 55) of every hour.
Field Breakdown
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Minute | */5 |
| Hour | * |
| Day of Month | * |
| Month | * |
| Day of Week | * |
Common Use Case
Scraping, queue draining, dashboards that refresh frequently.
Sample Fire Times (UTC)
| When | Unix Timestamp |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 22:00 | 1777327200 |
| 2026-04-27 22:05 | 1777327500 |
| 2026-04-27 22:10 | 1777327800 |
| 2026-04-27 22:15 | 1777328100 |
| 2026-04-27 22:20 | 1777328400 |
Sample times computed at build; your scheduler will fire on its own clock.
Equivalents in Popular Schedulers
crontab (Linux/macOS)
*/5 * * * * /path/to/your/script.sh
GitHub Actions (.github/workflows/*.yml)
on:
schedule:
- cron: '*/5 * * * *'
AWS EventBridge (cron format)
cron(*/5 * * * *) # Note: AWS uses 6 fields with year
Kubernetes CronJob
spec: schedule: "*/5 * * * *"