Automated Cron Scheduler

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Schedule background workers, reset daily rewards, and send automated notifications without external cron services.
3 min read Botlify Cloud Updated October 2026

Platform Cron Engine

Bots often need to execute background operations at recurring intervals — such as resetting daily login streaks at midnight, executing pending payouts, or cleaning up expired sessions.

Botlify includes a native Cron Scheduler running at 1-minute intervals. You can configure cron jobs directly in Bot Studio → Variables & Cron.

Supported Crontab Expressions

Expression Frequency Description
* * * * * Every 1 Minute Runs once every minute (minimum platform interval).
*/5 * * * * Every 5 Minutes Standard for transaction monitoring and queue processing.
0 * * * * Hourly Runs at minute 0 of every hour.
0 0 * * * Daily Midnight Runs once per day at 00:00 UTC (ideal for daily bonus resets).

Writing a Standalone Cron Script

Create a dedicated file such as cron_worker.php in your bot's folder:

cron_worker.php 
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

require_once __DIR__ . '/index.php'; // Reuse bot() helper and $db

// Clean up pending transactions older than 24 hours
$stmt = $db->prepare("UPDATE withdrawals SET status = 'expired' WHERE status = 'pending' AND created_at < ?");
$stmt->execute([time() - 86400]);

echo "Cron worker completed successfully at " . date('Y-m-d H:i:s');