---
title: "intervalTrigger()"
description: "`intervalTrigger()` is set as a [Job's trigger](/sdk/job) to trigger a Job at a recurring interval."
---

## Development

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## Defining an interval

Intervals are set with a number of seconds. There are some important considerations:

- The Job will first run the specified number of seconds after it has first connected to an [Environment](/documentation/concepts/environments-endpoints). This will happen when you first [deploy](/documentation/guides/deployment) that Job.
- The minimum interval is 20 seconds (any input less than this it will default to 20).
- The maximum interval is 2_592_000 seconds (30 days), if you pass more than this it will trigger every 30 days.

If you wish to Run a Job at an exact time or less frequently than once pr day you should use a [cronTrigger()](/sdk/crontrigger) instead.

## Parameters

<ResponseField name="options" type="object" required>
  <Expandable title="options" defaultOpen>
    <ResponseField name="seconds" type="number" required>
      The number of seconds for the interval. Min = 60, Max = 2_592_000 (30 days)
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>

```typescript Every 5 minutes
client.defineJob({
  id: "scheduled-job-1",
  name: "Scheduled Job 1",
  version: "0.1.1",
  // Every 5 minutes
  trigger: intervalTrigger({
    seconds: 60 * 5,
  }),
  run: async (payload, io, ctx) => {
    await io.logger.info("Received the scheduled event", {
      payload,
    });

    return { foo: "bar" };
  },
});
```

</RequestExample>