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The Scheduled Trigger node triggers your workflow on a schedule. Define when and how often your automation runs, from every few minutes to weekly or monthly intervals.
Scheduled Trigger node configuration form

Scheduled Trigger configuration — pick frequency (minutes, hourly, daily, weekly) or write a cron expression.

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When to Use

  • Daily reports - Generate and send summaries every morning
  • Data synchronization - Sync records between systems hourly
  • Monitoring - Check service status at regular intervals
  • Reminders - Send scheduled notifications to team members
  • Cleanup tasks - Archive old data weekly or monthly

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Example: Daily Sales Summary

Send a daily sales report to your team every morning:
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Configure the schedule

Add a Scheduled Trigger node:
  • Schedule type: daily
  • Time: 09:00
  • Timezone: America/New_York
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Fetch sales data

Connect to an External API node that queries your CRM or database for yesterday’s sales.
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Generate the report

Use an Ask AI node to summarize the data:
4

Send to Slack

Connect to an External API node (Slack) to post the summary to your sales channel.

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Example: Hourly Website Monitor

Check if your website is responding and alert if it’s down:

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Schedule Types Explained

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Interval

Runs repeatedly with a fixed gap between executions.
Minimum interval is 5 minutes to prevent excessive resource usage.

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Daily

Runs once per day at the specified time.

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Weekly

Runs on specific days at the specified time.

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Monthly

Runs on specific dates each month.
If a date doesn’t exist in a month (like the 31st in February), that execution is skipped.

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Cron Expressions

For advanced scheduling, use standard cron syntax:
Examples:
  • 0 9 * * 1-5 - 9 AM on weekdays
  • 0 */2 * * * - Every 2 hours
  • 0 0 1 * * - Midnight on the 1st of each month
  • 30 8 * * 1 - 8:30 AM every Monday

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Timezone Handling

Always set the timezone explicitly to avoid confusion. UTC is the default but rarely what users expect for business workflows.
Common timezones:
  • America/New_York (Eastern)
  • America/Los_Angeles (Pacific)
  • Europe/London
  • Europe/Paris
  • Asia/Tokyo
  • Australia/Sydney

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Missed Executions

If the application is stopped during a scheduled time, that execution is missed. CogniAgent does not “catch up” on missed executions when the application restarts.
For critical scheduled tasks, consider adding monitoring to verify executions occurred.

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Tips

Start with a longer interval during development (e.g., hourly), then tighten it once the workflow is tested.
Use the executionCount output to implement logic that runs differently on the first execution versus subsequent runs.

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Settings

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string
default:"Scheduled Trigger"
Display name shown on the canvas.
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string
default:"recurrent_event_1"
Unique identifier for referencing outputs.
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string
required
The type of schedule:
  • interval - Run every X minutes/hours
  • daily - Run once per day at a specific time
  • weekly - Run on specific days of the week
  • monthly - Run on specific days of the month
  • cron - Advanced scheduling with cron expressions
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number
For interval type: number of minutes between runs. Minimum: 5 minutes.
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string
For daily/weekly/monthly: time to run in HH:MM format (24-hour).
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array
For weekly: which days to run. Array of day names or numbers (0=Sunday).
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array
For monthly: which dates to run (1-31).
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string
For cron type: standard cron expression (e.g., 0 9 * * 1-5).
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string
default:"UTC"
Timezone for the schedule (e.g., America/New_York, Europe/London).

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Outputs

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string
ISO timestamp of when this execution was scheduled.
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number
How many times this recurrent event has triggered (since application start).
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string
ISO timestamp of the previous execution (null for first run).

AI Trigger

Trigger based on intelligent conditions instead of fixed schedules.

Pause

Add delays within a workflow instead of scheduling.