Cloud Scheduler

Create a Cloud Scheduler job in GCP

Google Cloud Scheduler is a fully managed cron job service that allows you to schedule jobs to automate the execution of tasks at regular intervals without manual intervention. You can create a Cloud Scheduler job to trigger from a Pub/Sub topic, an HTTP endpoint, or an App Engine.

The following table describes each target type's function and common use cases.

Option	Description	Use Cases
HTTP	Schedule HTTP(S) requests	APIs, webhooks
Pub/Sub	Publish messages to a topic	Event-driven architectures
App Engine	Invoke serverless functions/services	Background tasks, scheduled jobs

Create a Cloud Scheduler job

1. From the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Cloud Services -> Cloud Scheduler, and click Add. The Cloud Scheduler Add Job pane displays.

   

   The Cloud Scheduler Add Job pane
2. Enter a Name, a Schedule (in cron format), and a Description, if needed.

3. From the Target Type list box, select Pub Sub, App Engine, or HTTP. Complete the fields associated with the selected target type:

• Pub/Sub: Select a Topic Name, and add Attributes and Data, if needed.

• App Engine: Enter a Service and Version. Select an HTTP Method. Enter a Relative URI and HTTP Headers, if required.

• HTTP: Select an HTTP Method. Enter a Target URI. Select an Authentication method. Enter HTTP Headers, if needed.

4. Click Create. The Cloud Scheduler job is created.