# Schedules

A Schedule trigger runs your workflow on a timer instead of waiting for something to happen. This is useful for recurring tasks like sending a daily report, checking for overdue invoices every morning, or running a weekly cleanup.

Think of it like setting an alarm clock for your automation — it goes off at the time you set, every time.

## Steps

1. **Drag a Schedule trigger onto the canvas** — Find it in the trigger section of the left sidebar.
2. **Click the trigger block** — The settings panel opens on the right.
3. **Choose the frequency** — Pick how often the workflow should run:
   * **Every few minutes** — Runs frequently throughout the day (best for time-sensitive checks).
   * **Every hour** — Runs once per hour.
   * **Every day** — Runs once per day.
   * **Every week** — Runs once per week.
   * **Every month** — Runs once per month.
4. **Connect it to the next block** — Draw a line to an action or condition block.

![connect to action](/files/dGHU7fmf9uLuy11u29Ys)

## Common examples

* **Daily overdue invoice check** — Run every day to find invoices past their due date and email a summary to your accounts team.
* **Weekly project status report** — Run every week to gather open project data and send a summary to management.
* **Monthly review request** — Run every month to find completed jobs and send review request emails to customers.
* **Hourly stock alert** — Run every hour to check if any items are running low and notify your purchasing team.

## Related pages

* [What Are Triggers?](/workflow-automation/workflow-builder/triggers.md)
* [Document Events](/workflow-automation/workflow-builder/triggers/document-events.md)
* [Operations Workflows (Recipes)](/workflow-automation/workflow-builder/recipes/operations-workflows.md)


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