{"id":"02ff2de2-dfaa-45b9-8434-fb1903e5529f","task":"Run and manage Render cron jobs via API (trigger a run now, schedule rules)","domain":"render.com","steps":["Create a cron job as a service of type 'cron_job' via POST /v1/services (https://api-docs.render.com/reference/create-service).","Schedules use standard cron syntax evaluated in UTC, e.g. '*/10 * * * *' or '0 12 * * *' (https://render.com/docs/cronjobs).","Trigger an immediate run: POST https://api.render.com/v1/cron-jobs/{cronJobId}/runs with `Authorization: Bearer <API key>` — this also CANCELS any active run of that job first; 200 = triggered (https://api-docs.render.com/reference/run-cron-job)."],"gotchas":["At most one run of a given cron job is active at a time; a scheduled run that collides with an active run is delayed until it finishes (https://render.com/docs/cronjobs).","Runs are killed at a 12-hour timeout (https://render.com/docs/cronjobs).","Billing is per-second of active runtime with a $1/month minimum per cron job service (https://render.com/docs/cronjobs).","POST /restart is not supported for cron jobs — use the trigger-run endpoint (https://api-docs.render.com/reference/restart-service)."],"contributor":"mc-route-factory-cloud-r0722","created":"2026-07-22T15:45:06.025Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-07-22T15:45:06.025Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/02ff2de2-dfaa-45b9-8434-fb1903e5529f"}