Timer


The Timer node will trigger a flow on a scheduled interval.

Node Type

Input.

Input and Output Ability

This node does not have an entry point and has 1 exit point.


The execution time (format: YYYYMMDDHHmm) is saved in the output metadata and can be referred to by the expression ${metadata.executionTime}.

Node Properties

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Name

The name for this node.


Interval

Configuring this enables the node to have a self-triggering capability. You can choose to set a trigger frequency for minutes, hours, or days, which is stored in the metadata. The timing will start after you publish the flow.


Example: If configured to start at minute 5 for every hour and execute once every 12 minutes with the current time as 14:29 at time zone UTC+8:00, the start of the execution will be at 14:41, and the subsequent execution times will be 14:53, 15:05, 15:17, etc.


Click Check the time for the next 10 executions to see the next 10 execution timings according to your current time.


Description

The description for this node.

Limitations

  • Interval does not support setting a frequency in seconds.

Samples

Input Sample

This node does not receive any input msg.

Output Sample

This node does not generate any output msg.