# Schedule a workflow

Use Cron for interval, daily, weekly, or monthly tasks, with explicit timezone choices and predictable tests.

## Plan availability

| Feature | Free | Starter | Pro | Enterprise |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Active workflows | 3 | 10 | 45 | Unlimited |

Allowances follow the [published Chatigram pricing page](https://chatigram.com/pricing/). Your organization’s Billing & Plans screen confirms its subscription and current usage. Plans can change. Plan information reviewed 2026-11-10.


## Use the simple schedule controls

Create a workflow with the **Cron** trigger. Choose a simple schedule mode such as an interval, hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly schedule. Set the timezone in the trigger.

For example, a daily task at 09:00 should use the timezone where “09:00” matters to your business. Do not rely on your own browser timezone to explain a schedule configured elsewhere.

## Advanced expressions

Use the advanced mode only when the simple controls cannot describe your schedule. Follow the expression format shown by Chatigram; cron formats can differ between systems.

The sample below uses `0 0 9 * * ?` for a daily 09:00 schedule in UTC. It only sets a value and performs no external send or write. Change the timezone and schedule before enabling it for your own use.

## Test the action before the schedule

If the task performs an external action, first test an equivalent Manual workflow with a controlled resource. Then configure the schedule and verify an actual scheduled run in Workflow Activity.

The Run button is for Manual workflows; a scheduled workflow starts from its schedule. Saving a Cron workflow and enabling it are separate steps.

## Plan for overlapping runs

If a run can wait for input or a slow service, consider what happens when the next scheduled event arrives. Use a business identifier and check whether the intended work has already completed before performing a repeated external action.

## Check missing runs

Confirm the workflow is enabled, its configured timezone, and the next expected due time. Check activity rather than relying on a customer channel, because a scheduled workflow does not automatically have a conversation to reply to.


## Copyable workflow

https://docs.chatigram.com/examples/scheduled-note.json