theheavenlyd3mon Notion Cron Job Registry
Register and track cron jobs in the Notion Cron Job Registry. One entry per cron job (not per run).
Database
- Name: ⏰ Cron Job Registry
- Database ID:
4961d68b-4ef2-4640-8204-4e79923118f5 - Data source ID:
2e28108d-ce8f-493f-b196-6a215b41ee8e
Schema
| Property | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Title | Cron job name |
| Description | Rich text | What the job does |
| Schedule | Rich_text | Cron schedule expression |
| Status | Select | Options: active, paused, retired |
| Last Run | Date | Last execution date |
| Next Run | Rich_text | Next scheduled time |
Register a Cron Job
curl -s -X POST "https://api.notion.com/v1/pages" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_API_KEY" \
-H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"parent": {"database_id": "4961d68b-4ef2-4640-8204-4e79923118f5"},
"properties": {
"Name": {"title": [{"text": {"content": "overnight-wiki-research"}}]},
"Description": {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "Researches and updates the LLM-wiki with new findings. Runs nightly at 2am."}}]},
"Schedule": {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "0 2 * * *"}}]},
"Status": {"select": {"name": "active"}},
"Last Run": {"date": {"start": "2026-05-15"}},
"Next Run": {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "2026-05-16 02:00"}}]}
}
}' | jq .
Update Last Run (after each tick)
To update the Last Run date for an existing entry:
Find the page via search or query, then PATCH:
curl -s -X PATCH "https://api.notion.com/v1/pages/{page_id}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NOTION_API_KEY" \
-H "Notion-Version: 2025-09-03" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"properties": {
"Last Run": {"date": {"start": "'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%d)'"}},
"Next Run": {"rich_text": [{"text": {"content": "2026-05-17 02:00"}}]}
}
}' | jq .