Time Blocks

Time blocks provide timing functionality for your automations - triggering workflows on schedules or adding delays between operations.

Schedule Block

Schedule blocks generate events on a time based schedule without requiring input events. They serve as starting points for flows that run periodically or at specific times. Supported scheduling options include interval based scheduling (every N seconds/minutes/hours) and cron expressions. Timezone configuration ensures schedules execute at the correct local time regardless of infrastructure location.

Configuration

Frequency-Based Scheduling

For simple interval-based scheduling:

Available units:

• Seconds: High-frequency automations
• Minutes: Regular periodic tasks
• Hours: Less frequent operations

Example: Set to run every 30 minutes by selecting “Minutes” and entering 30.

Cron-Based Scheduling

For complex scheduling requirements, use cron expressions:

Common patterns:

• "0 0 * * *" - Every day at midnight
• "0 9 * * 1-5" - Every weekday at 9 AM
• "*/15 * * * *" - Every 15 minutes
• "0 0 1 * *" - First day of every month at midnight

Sleep Block

Sleep blocks introduce controlled delays into automation flows. They require input events and pause the processing of individual events for a specified duration. The delay can be a fixed number or calculated dynamically based on event data.

Configuration

The Sleep block uses a field that evaluates to seconds to delay:

Fixed Delays

30  // Sleep for 30 seconds

Dynamic Delays

outputs.healthCheck.retryAfter || 60

Conditional Delays

outputs.priority === "high" ? 0 : 30

This allows you to skip delays for high-priority events while adding delays for normal processing.