Cron expressions / Every N minutes
Every 6 minutes
*/6 * * * * Every 6 minutes
Next 5 run times
| # | Run time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 12:06 AM |
| 2 | Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 12:12 AM |
| 3 | Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 12:18 AM |
| 4 | Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 12:24 AM |
| 5 | Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 AM |
Run times are counted from 2 August 2026 (UTC). Paste the expression into the cron parser tool to see run times from right now.
Commonly used for
A polling interval that is light on resources for most APIs and databases and frequent enough to keep dashboards and sync jobs current. Runs every 6 minutes.