Creating an EventBridge Rule That Triggers on a Schedule
Use the following steps to create an EventBridge rule that triggers on a regular schedule. You can create scheduled rules only using the default event bus.
To create a rule that triggers on a regular schedule
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Open the Amazon EventBridge console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/events/
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In the navigation pane, choose Rules.
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Choose Create rule.
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Enter a name and description for the rule.
A rule can't have the same name as another rule in the same Region and on the same event bus.
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For Define pattern, choose Schedule.
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Either choose Fixed rate of and specify how often the task is to run, or choose Cron expression and specify a cron expression that defines when the task is to be triggered. For more information about cron expression syntax, see Schedule Expressions for Rules.
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For Select event bus, choose AWS default event bus. Scheduled rules are supported only on the default event bus.
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For Select targets, choose the AWS service that is to act on the specified schedule.
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In the other fields in this section, enter information specific to this target type, if any is needed.
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For many target types, EventBridge needs permissions to send events to the target. In these cases, EventBridge can create the IAM role needed for your rule to run:
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To create an IAM role automatically, choose Create a new role for this specific resource
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To use an IAM role that you created before, choose Use existing role
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(Optional) Choose Add target to add another target for this rule.
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(Optional) Enter one or more tags for the rule. For more information, see Tagging Your Amazon EventBridge Resources.
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Choose Create.
