> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://upstash.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Schedules

In addition to sending a message once, you can create a schedule, and we will
publish the message in the given period. To create a schedule, you simply need
to add the `Upstash-Cron` header to your `publish` request.

Schedules can be configured using `cron` expressions.
[crontab.guru](https://crontab.guru/) is a great tool for understanding and
creating cron expressions.

By default, we evaluate cron expressions in `UTC`.\
If you want to run your schedule in a specific timezone, see the section on
[Timezones](#timezones).

The following request would create a schedule that will automatically publish
the message every minute:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Typescript theme={"system"}
  import { Client } from "@upstash/qstash";

  const client = new Client({ token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>" });
  await client.schedules.create({
    destination: "https://example.com",
    cron: "* * * * *",
  });
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  from qstash import QStash

  client = QStash("<QSTASH_TOKEN>")
  client.schedule.create(
      destination="https://example.com",
      cron="* * * * *",
  )
  ```

  ```shell cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -XPOST \
      -H 'Authorization: Bearer XXX' \
      -H "Content-type: application/json" \
      -H "Upstash-Cron: * * * * *" \
      -d '{ "hello": "world" }' \
      'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/schedules/https://example.com'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

All of the [other config options](/qstash/howto/publishing#optional-parameters-and-configuration)
can still be used.

<Info>
  It can take up to 60 seconds for the schedule to be loaded on an active node and
  triggered for the first time.
</Info>

You can see and manage your schedules in the
[Upstash Console](https://console.upstash.com/qstash).

### Scheduling to a URL Group

Instead of scheduling a message to a specific URL, you can also create a
schedule, that publishes to a URL Group. Simply use either the URL Group name or its id:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Typescript theme={"system"}
  import { Client } from "@upstash/qstash";

  const client = new Client({ token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>" });
  await client.schedules.create({
    destination: "urlGroupName",
    cron: "* * * * *",
  });
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  from qstash import QStash

  client = QStash("<QSTASH_TOKEN>")
  client.schedule.create(
      destination="url-group-name",
      cron="* * * * *",
  )
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -XPOST \
      -H 'Authorization: Bearer XXX' \
      -H "Content-type: application/json" \
      -H "Upstash-Cron: * * * * *" \
      -d '{ "hello": "world" }' \
      'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/schedules/<URL_GROUP_ID_OR_NAME>'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Scheduling to a Queue

You can schedule an item to be added to a queue at a specified time.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash typescript theme={"system"}
  curl -XPOST \
  import { Client } from "@upstash/qstash";

  const client = new Client({ token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>" });
  await client.schedules.create({
    destination: "https://example.com",
    cron: "* * * * *",
    queueName: "yourQueueName",
  });
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -XPOST \
      -H 'Authorization: Bearer XXX' \
      -H "Content-type: application/json" \
      -H "Upstash-Cron: * * * * *" \
      -H "Upstash-Queue-Name: yourQueueName" \
      -d '{ "hello": "world" }' \
      'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/schedules/https://example.com'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Overwriting an existing schedule

You can pass scheduleId explicitly to overwrite an existing schedule or just simply create the schedule
with the given schedule id.

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Typescript theme={"system"}
  import { Client } from "@upstash/qstash";

  const client = new Client({ token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>" });
  await client.schedules.create({
    destination: "https://example.com",
    scheduleId: "existingScheduleId",
    cron: "* * * * *",
  });
  ```

  ```shell cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -XPOST \
      -H 'Authorization: Bearer XXX' \
      -H "Content-type: application/json" \
      -H "Upstash-Cron: * * * * *" \
      -H "Upstash-Schedule-Id: existingScheduleId" \
      -d '{ "hello": "world" }' \
      'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/schedules/https://example.com'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Timezones

By default, cron expressions are evaluated in `UTC`.\
You can specify a different timezone using the `CRON_TZ` prefix directly inside
the cron expression.  All [IANA timezones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones)
are supported.

For example, this schedule runs every day at `04:00 AM` in New York time:

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Typescript theme={"system"}
  import { Client } from "@upstash/qstash";

  const client = new Client({ token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>" });
  await client.schedules.create({
    destination: "https://example.com",
    cron: "CRON_TZ=America/New_York 0 4 * * *",
  });
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  from qstash import QStash

  client = QStash("<QSTASH_TOKEN>")
  client.schedule.create(
      destination="https://example.com",
      cron="CRON_TZ=America/New_York 0 4 * * *",
  )
  ```

  ```shell cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -XPOST \
      -H 'Authorization: Bearer XXX' \
      -H "Content-type: application/json" \
      -H "Upstash-Cron: CRON_TZ=America/New_York 0 4 * * *" \
      -d '{ "hello": "world" }' \
      'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/schedules/https://example.com'
  ```
</CodeGroup>