Cron Expression for Every 15 Minutes on Weekdays

Run a cron job every 15 minutes Monday through Friday using */15 * * * 1-5. High-frequency weekday monitoring without weekend overhead.

Expression

*/15 * * * 1-5

Every 15 minutes, Monday through Friday

Use Cases

• Monitoring production systems during the work week
• Polling for new tickets or orders on business days
• Refreshing real-time dashboards on weekdays
• Running frequent data syncs excluding weekends

Code Examples

Crontab

# Every 15 minutes, Monday through Friday
*/15 * * * 1-5 /path/to/your/script.sh

GitHub Actions

name: Scheduled Job
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '*/15 * * * 1-5'
jobs:
  run:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: echo "Running Every 15 Minutes on Weekdays"

systemd Timer

[Unit]
Description=Every 15 Minutes on Weekdays timer

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* *:*:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

Tips

✓ Runs 96 times per weekday, 480 times per week
✓ Saves 192 weekend runs compared to running all 7 days
✓ Good for business-critical monitoring that pauses on weekends
✓ Combine with business-hours range for even less weekend/night overhead

Frequently Asked Questions

How many times does this run per week?

It runs 96 times per day (every 15 minutes = 4 per hour times 24 hours) times 5 weekdays = 480 times per week.

How do I add business-hours restriction too?

Use */15 9-17 * * 1-5 to run every 15 minutes only from 9 AM to 5 PM on weekdays.

Related Cron Expressions

Every 15 Minutes */15 * * * * Every Weekday 0 0 * * 1-5 Every 5 Minutes (9 AM to 5 PM, Weekdays) */5 9-17 * * 1-5