Every Week Cron Expression

Runs once per week — Sundays at midnight.

Expression

Field Breakdown

0
minute
0
hour
*
day-of-month
*
month
0
day-of-week
minuteat minute 0
hourat midnight
day-of-monthevery day (1–31)
monthevery month (1–12)
day-of-weekat Sunday

How It Works

Day-of-week pinned to 0 (Sunday) — fires once per week at 00:00 on Sunday.

Example Run Times

  • Sun 00:00:00
  • Sun 00:00:00 (+7d)
  • Sun 00:00:00 (+14d)
  • Sun 00:00:00 (+21d)
  • Sun 00:00:00 (+28d)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same as `@weekly`?

Yes — `@weekly` expands to `0 0 * * 0`.

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