Scheduled Scans
Automate your security scanning so your posture stays current without manual intervention. Scheduled scans run on a cron schedule and produce results identical to manual scans.
Setting up a schedule
- Navigate to a cloud integration’s settings
- Create a schedule by providing:
- A cron expression defining when to scan
- Your preferred timezone
- Amnify calculates the next run time and begins the cycle
Common cron expressions
| Schedule | Cron Expression |
|---|
| Every day at midnight | 0 0 * * * |
| Every Monday at 6 AM | 0 6 * * 1 |
| Every 6 hours | 0 */6 * * * |
| First day of every month | 0 0 1 * * |
| Weekdays at 8 AM | 0 8 * * 1-5 |
Managing schedules
- Update — Change the cron expression or timezone at any time
- Delete — Remove the schedule to stop automatic scanning
- One schedule per integration — Each cloud integration supports one active schedule
How it works
- Each scheduled scan appears in Scan History like any manual scan
- If a scheduled scan fails (e.g., expired credentials), the next run is still scheduled — the schedule is resilient
- You can still run manual scans alongside the schedule
For compliance-driven organizations, a weekly or daily scan schedule ensures your posture data is always current when auditors ask.
