Every 10 Minutes Cron Expression — */10 * * * *
Cron Expression
*/10 * * * *What it means
Runs every 10 minutes
Good for lightweight data aggregation, status page updates, or refreshing short-lived tokens. Fires 144 times per day with minimal infrastructure overhead.
Next 8 Scheduled Runs (UTC)
- 1.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT
- 2.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:40:00 GMT
- 3.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:50:00 GMT
- 4.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT
- 5.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:10:00 GMT
- 6.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:20:00 GMT
- 7.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:30:00 GMT
- 8.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:40:00 GMT
Platform Snippets
GitHub Actions
- cron: '*/10 * * * *'
Kubernetes CronJob
schedule: "*/10 * * * *"
AWS EventBridge
cron(*/10 * * * ? *)
AWS uses a 6-field format with year and requires either DOM or DOW to be ?.
systemd Timer
[Timer] OnCalendar=*-*-* *:*/10:00 Persistent=true
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What does the cron expression */10 * * * * mean?
Runs every 10 minutes. Good for lightweight data aggregation, status page updates, or refreshing short-lived tokens. Fires 144 times per day with minimal infrastructure overhead.
How do I use */10 * * * * in GitHub Actions?
Add a schedule trigger under the "on" key in your workflow YAML: on: schedule: - cron: '*/10 * * * *'. This will run your workflow runs every 10 minutes. Note that GitHub Actions uses UTC time.
Is the cron expression */10 * * * * valid for Kubernetes CronJobs?
Yes. Set the schedule field in your CronJob spec to "*/10 * * * *". Kubernetes CronJobs use standard 5-field cron syntax and run in UTC by default unless you configure a timeZone field.