Cron tool / Every 2 minutes

Cron expression for "every 2 minutes"

The cron expression is */2 * * * * Every 2 minutes.

This schedule means

Every 2 minutes

Next 5 runs (your timezone — UTC)

  • 5/27/2026, 5:36:00 PM
  • 5/27/2026, 5:38:00 PM
  • 5/27/2026, 5:40:00 PM
  • 5/27/2026, 5:42:00 PM
  • 5/27/2026, 5:44:00 PM

Using it

In a crontab, you'd write */2 * * * * /path/to/your/command. Most schedulers (Linux cron, Vercel Cron, GitHub Actions, Laravel, node-cron) accept this 5-field format.

Monitor a "every 2 minutes" job

Cronmint runs */2 * * * *for you, logs every run, and emails or Slacks you the moment it fails — or silently doesn't run.

Monitor this schedule — free

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