# Telegraf time triggers

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-time-triggers/19253>\
**Category:** Telegraf\
**Tags:** telegraf\
**Created:** [April 6, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-time-triggers/19253 "2021-04-06T11:45:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![aistech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f475e1/32.png) [@aistech](https://community.influxdata.com/u/aistech)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-time-triggers/19253/1 "2021-04-06T11:45:06Z")

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Using Telegraf, rather than run a job every ## minutes, is it possible to specify that a job run at a specific time? or even better, can I have a job run on a specific minute like every minute ending in ‘3’, for example, 00:03, 00:13, 00:23, 00:33, etc… Attached is a copy of my telegraf.conf showing what I am currently doing. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Franky1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/franky1/32/6666_2.png) [@Franky1](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Franky1)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-time-triggers/19253/2 "2021-04-06T17:57:18Z")

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So far Telegraf config does not support cron syntax.  
A workaround would be to call a Telegraf instance with exactly this job via cronjob.

> <https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/9010>
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> \## Feature Request
> 
> Add cron syntax for interval
> 
> \### Proposal:
> 
> Add \*\*cro…n\*\* syntax for \`interval\` or introduce a new keyword \`cron\` that can be used (instead of interval) in the agent or plugins config.
> 
> \### Current behavior:
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> Not implemented
> 
> \### Desired behavior:
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> cron syntax possible for interval or a new keyword \`cron\` that can be used in the agent or plugins config.
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> \### Use case: 
> 
> Query metrics at defined points in time instead of at intervals.