How to Trigger a Webhook on a Schedule

Webhooks usually fire in reaction to something — a payment, a signup, a push. But plenty of automation is time-based: a daily digest, a weekly cleanup, an hourly health ping. For those, you want a webhook that fires on a schedule.

Scheduled vs. Event-Driven

An event-driven webhook says when X happens, call this URL. A scheduled webhook says at this time, call this URL. The target endpoint does not care which triggered it — it just receives a request and does its work.

Setting One Up

Point a scheduled job at the webhook URL and choose when it fires:

schedule: 0 8 * * *
method:   POST
url:      https://hooks.example.com/daily-digest
body:     { type: digest }

That sends a digest trigger every morning at 8am.

Common Use Cases

• Digests and reports — assemble and send a summary on a fixed cadence.
• Cleanup tasks — expire stale records or clear caches overnight.
• Health checks — ping a service and let it self-report.
• Reminders — nudge an external system to send notifications.

Make It Dependable

A scheduled webhook is only useful if it actually fires. Automatic retries cover a target that is briefly unreachable, and a run history confirms each fire so you are never guessing whether this morning's digest went out.

Chain It Further

Because the target is just a URL, a scheduled webhook can point at a full workflow — so one timed trigger can transform, route, and fan out to many downstream systems.

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