Can Workflows be Scheduled to Slow Down at Night?

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Is it possible to schedule workflows to slow down at night? For example to check for new emails every 2 min during the day and every 30 minutes at night?

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Try adding two triggers, and use CRON expressions to run every 2 minutes from X to Y, and another one to run every 30 minutes from Y to X

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wait - one workflow can have 2+ triggers?

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do you have an example on how to use cron expressions in trigger timing? I only see a number picker and second / minute / hour etc… picker

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what is the cron expression to run every 2 minutes from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM from Monday to Friday?

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To create a cron expression that runs every 2 minutes from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday to Friday, you can use the following expression: **/2 8-19 ** ** 1-5 Here’s a breakdown of the expression: - **/2: Every 2 minutes - 8-19: From 8:00 AM to 7:59 PM (19:59) - **: Every day of the month - **: Every month - 1-5: Monday to Friday This cron expression will schedule the job to run every 2 minutes during the specified time frame on weekdays.

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it worked for me, feel free to ask Pi whenever (in the channel, preferably)

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Thanks I just saw now there is a CRON tab in the trigger, that’s what I was asking about, not how to write a cron expression. Thanks for following up!

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Ah gotcha