Workflow Scheduler Trigger

What’s new?

You can now

trigger workflows on a schedule

, not just by contact or event.

Run automations every few hours, or days, or at an exact time of day — all without manual workarounds.

The new Scheduler trigger is complete with multiple time intervals and an optional advanced cron style setup.

How it works

When adding a trigger, choose Scheduler. Then configure:

Intervals:

Hour (e.g., every 6 hours)
Day (e.g., every 2 days at 9:00 AM)
Daily at a specific time (e.g., every day at 6:00 AM)
Weekly / Monthly with Nth weekday (e.g., 2nd Friday, 4th Monday)
One-off date/time (run once on a specific date)
Advanced (cron-style) for complex schedules.

Advanced Settings:

Skip Weekends: Toggle to automatically avoid Saturdays/Sundays.
Stop On: Set an end date; the trigger stops firing after that date.

Check Trigger Schedule (Preview)

Quickly verify your setup before publishing. The Check Trigger Schedule panel shows the next 5 execution times based on your selections (interval, time, Nth weekday like 2nd Friday/4th Monday, timezone, Skip Weekends, and Stop After).

Click Check to reveal Next executions.
Preview respects all settings: timezone, Skip Weekends, Stop After, and advanced options.
If Stop After limits the window, you’ll see fewer than 5 dates or “No upcoming runs.”
Use this to sanity-check complex schedules (e.g., “2nd Friday 4:30 PM”) before you Publish.

The workflow will execute automatically according to your account’s timezone. You’ll also see active status and last run indicators to confirm your scheduler is working as expected.

Contactless by Design

Scheduler starts workflows without a contact, it will directly trigger the workflow based on the time set.
Contact-based actions are skipped. If you include a contact-only action, it won’t run and the execution log will show: “Action skipped because there is no contact present in the workflow as Scheduler is a contactless trigger.”
Contactless actions are best suited help you choose compatible steps (e.g., webhooks, Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable, Asana, data updates, internal notifications).

Validations & Rules

Publish flow
: As with any trigger, schedules won’t run until you Publish the workflow.
Execution logs
: Skipped actions (due to no contact) are clearly marked; you can trace runs by Last Run and preview upcoming runs via Check dates.

How to use it

Go to
Automations → Workflows → Add Trigger.
Select
Scheduler
.
Choose the schedule type (hour/day/specific time/one-off).
Save and
Publish
the workflow.

Why we built it

Agencies and locations routinely need “run this every morning” or “the 2nd Friday at 10 AM.” Until now, many relied on Wait workarounds or external schedulers. Scheduler delivers a native, first-class clock trigger with clear presets and optional cron power — closing a long-standing parity gap with other automation tools.

Example Use cases

Sheet refresh: Update a Airtable records every 4 hours via the Airtable integration.
Send routine updates — Automatically send a daily summary or weekly performance report.
Trigger reminders — Schedule automated follow-ups every morning at 8 AM.