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The Schedule page lets you define time-based triggers for Lighthouse Flows. A schedule fires a Flow automatically at a set interval or specific time — using AWS EventBridge rate() or cron() expressions.
Schedule Configurations
Schedule vs Polling
  • Schedule — fires a Flow trigger at a set time. No external data is fetched.
  • Polling — calls an external API at a set interval to pull data.
Use Schedule when you want a Flow to run at a specific time. Use Polling when you need Lighthouse to retrieve data from an external API on a cadence.

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Summary Counters

Total Configurations

All schedule configurations on your account — active and disabled combined.

Active

Configurations currently firing on their schedule. Shown in green.

Disabled

Configurations that exist but are not currently firing. Shown in orange.

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All Schedule Configurations

The table lists every configuration on your account. Click any row to view or edit it.
ColumnWhat It Shows
NameThe label for this schedule configuration
StatusActive (firing) or Disabled (not firing)
ScheduleThe expression defining when the trigger fires
CreatedWhen the configuration was first created
UpdatedWhen it was last modified
Use the Filter name… field to search by name. Click View to toggle visible columns. Rows per page defaults to 10.

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Creating a New Schedule Configuration

Click + New Schedule Config in the top-right corner.
Create Schedule Config
The form has two sections:

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1. Details

FieldRequiredDescription
Name✅A descriptive label — e.g. My Schedule Config
The Enabled toggle in the top-right activates the configuration immediately on creation.

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2. Schedule Expression

Uses AWS EventBridge rate() or cron() syntax. The minimum interval is 5 minutes.
FieldRequiredDescription
Expression✅The schedule expression — see examples below
Custom DataOptionalA JSON object passed as the request body to each linked Flow trigger when the schedule fires
Expression examples:
ExpressionWhat It Does
rate(5 minutes)Fire every 5 minutes
rate(1 hour)Fire every hour
cron(0 12 * * ? *)Fire daily at 12:00 PM UTC
Use Custom Data to pass additional context to your Flow on each scheduled trigger — for example, a date range or a specific filter value that the Flow should use when it runs.
Contact Cloudify before creating a schedule configuration. Cloudify will typically configure schedules as part of your integration delivery to ensure the timing aligns with your source system and workflow logic.
Click Create Configuration to save, or Cancel to discard.

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Frequently Asked Questions

No. A disabled configuration will not execute until re-enabled. Contact Cloudify if a configuration is unexpectedly disabled.
The minimum is 5 minutes, as enforced by AWS EventBridge. You cannot schedule a trigger more frequently than every 5 minutes.
Go to Flows Events and filter by Type → schedule. This shows all events generated by schedule triggers with their delivery status and attempt history.
AWS EventBridge cron expressions run in UTC. Contact Cloudify if you need a schedule aligned to a specific business timezone.
Yes — disable the configuration to pause it. Re-enable it when you are ready to resume. Contact Cloudify if you need help with this.

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Next Steps

Flows

Return to the Flows overview — configure triggers, rules, and targets.

Flows Events

View events generated by schedule triggers and check delivery status.

Support

Contact Cloudify to set up or modify a schedule configuration.