Webhook scheduling

Schedule a webhook without managing a server

Use SimpleCron to send recurring webhook requests with retries, execution logs, alerts, and status pages. No server maintenance, cron daemon, or infrastructure work required.

Best for

Webhooks, API polling, endpoint checks

No infra

No VPS, worker, or cron daemon setup

Reliability

Retries, logs, failure alerts, execution history

Visibility

Public status pages and health summaries

The shortest answer

If you want to schedule a webhook, the fastest path is to use a hosted cron service. SimpleCron lets you define the target URL, choose a schedule, and monitor the result without operating a server yourself.

  • • Schedule recurring webhook requests in minutes
  • • Retry failed calls automatically
  • • Review execution history and response logs
  • • Add alerts and public status pages for visibility

Common use cases

Send a Discord webhook every morning
Trigger a Slack message every weekday
Refresh cache or internal APIs every 10 minutes
Ping a health endpoint every minute
Call a serverless function on a recurring schedule
Publish a public status page for scheduled jobs

Example cron schedules for webhooks

Every 5 minutes

Great for webhook health checks and recurring API syncs.

*/5 * * * *

Every weekday at 9:00

Useful for business-hour notifications or reports.

0 9 * * 1-5

Every day at midnight

Good for daily refresh tasks and backup-style webhooks.

0 0 * * *

Why SimpleCron works well for this

Hosted scheduling

No cron server or infrastructure to maintain.

Retries

Automatically retry failed webhook calls.

Response logs

Inspect what happened after each execution.

Status pages

Share public job health with a status page.

Timezone support

Run schedules in the timezone you expect.

Webhook-friendly

Designed around HTTP requests, not local scripts.

FAQ

Can I schedule a webhook for Discord or Slack?

Yes. SimpleCron can send scheduled POST requests to Discord webhooks, Slack webhooks, internal APIs, and other HTTP endpoints.

Do I need my own server for this?

No. That is the point of using a hosted cron product like SimpleCron. You define the request and the schedule, and the platform handles execution.

Can I monitor whether the webhook is working?

Yes. You can track execution history, recent failures, response details, and expose a public status page when needed.