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Cron Expression for Every 10 Minutes

*/10 * * * *→Runs every 10 minutes, 6 times per hour
*/10
Minute
0–59
*
Hour
0–23
*
Day
1–31
*
Month
1–12
*
Weekday
0–7

Quick Examples

How It Works

With */10 * * * *, the job fires at minutes 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 of every hour. This is a popular choice when you need regular updates but want to avoid the overhead of per-minute execution. Great for ETL micro-batches and periodic cleanup tasks.

Common Use Cases

  • 1ETL micro-batch data loading
  • 2Cleaning up temporary files or expired sessions
  • 3Sending digest notifications

Linux Crontab Example

*/10 * * * * python3 /app/etl/micro_batch.py

Add this line to your crontab with crontab -e

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