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Cron Jobs

1 post · Feb 2023

What this trail covers

Vercel Cron Jobs provide a mechanism to schedule and automate tasks within Vercel Functions. This feature allows users to define specific execution times using cron expressions, enabling automated updates to third-party APIs, service monitoring, data backups, and metric collection. The initial release supports configuration via `vercel.json` and is being explored for native integration in frameworks like Next.js and SvelteKit. Limits and pricing are defined for different plans, with beta access being free.

All Vercel trails
  1. Introducing Vercel Cron JobsIntroduces Vercel Cron Jobs, a new feature allowing scheduled execution of Vercel Functions. The post details how to configure cron jobs using `vercel.json` with cron expressions, provides examples of common use cases, and outlines the initial limits and pricing structure. It also mentions future plans for native framework integration and points to documentation for further details on usage, security, and error handling.