What is the cron expression for every 10 minutes?

The cron expression is */10 * * * *. It fires at minutes 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 every hour.

Can I offset a cron job that runs every 10 minutes?

Yes. Use 5/10 * * * * to start at minute 5 instead of 0. This runs at :05, :15, :25, :35, :45, :55.

Cron Every 10 Minutes

*/10 * * * *

Every 10 minutes

Next 10 Executions

Times shown in UTC

Mon, May 18, 202608:10
Mon, May 18, 202608:20
Mon, May 18, 202608:30
Mon, May 18, 202608:40
Mon, May 18, 202608:50
Mon, May 18, 202609:00
Mon, May 18, 202609:10
Mon, May 18, 202609:20
Mon, May 18, 202609:30
Mon, May 18, 202609:40

Field Breakdown

*/10

Minute

Every 10 minutes

*

Hour

Every hour

*

Day of Month

Every day

*

Month

Every month

*

Day of Week

Every day of week

About This Schedule

The cron expression */10 * * * * runs a job every 10 minutes — at :00, :10, :20, :30, :40, and :50 each hour. That's 6 executions per hour, or 144 per day.

Every 10 minutes is a popular interval for dashboards, report generation, and data synchronization tasks where near-real-time updates aren't critical. It provides a good balance between timeliness and resource efficiency.

You can offset the start time if needed: 5/10 * * * * would run at :05, :15, :25, :35, :45, :55 — useful for staggering jobs that share resources.