Cron Every 15 Minutes
Schedule a cron job every 15 minutes using */15 * * * *. Includes a full field-by-field breakdown, common use cases, and platform support.
Cron Expression
*/15 * * * *
Field Breakdown
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minute | */15 | Every 15th minute |
| Hour | * | Every hour (0–23) |
| Day of Month | * | Every day of the month (1–31) |
| Month | * | Every month (1–12) |
| Day of Week | * | Every day of the week (Sun–Sat) |
Detailed Explanation
The cron expression */15 * * * * schedules a task to run once every fifteen minutes, around the clock, every day.
Field-by-field breakdown:
*/15(Minute): Every 15th minute, starting from minute 0. The step value/15triggers execution at minutes 0, 15, 30, and 45.*(Hour): Every hour from 0 through 23. No restriction on which hour.*(Day of Month): Every day from 1 through 31. No restriction on the day of the month.*(Month): Every month from January through December. No restriction on the month.*(Day of Week): Every day of the week from Sunday through Saturday. No restriction on the day.
This means your task will execute 96 times per day, or 4 times per hour. The quarter-hour interval is extremely common in production environments and is a natural fit for billing cycle calculations, report generation, and data pipeline triggers. Many cloud platforms use 15-minute intervals as their minimum scheduling granularity for free tiers. This expression is supported by standard cron on Linux/macOS, as well as cloud services like AWS CloudWatch, Google Cloud Scheduler, and GitHub Actions.
Use Case
Commonly used to aggregate and push application logs to a centralized logging service like Elasticsearch or Splunk.
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