Describe the problem/error/question
Hey all,
I’m having an issue triggering a workflow a few times a day, on weekdays only.
My cron expression is the following:
0 9,12,15,18 * * 1-5
I’m using it in a RSS Feed Trigger node which i would like to trigger every weekday, 4 times, between 9 AM to 6 PM.
If it matters, my timezone is (UTC+03:00 Nicosia). The RSS feed’s timezone is probably GMT +2 as the pubDate in one of the items is: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:03:14 +0200
The rss feed updates at random times, around 30-35 times a day. I am taking the last item right after the trigger node and limiting them to the “first item” with a “Limit” node and sending the output to telegram.
Problem
The workflow itself works great when i test it. However, when i save it and set it live, the trigger never executes.
I thought of checking if there are updates in the rss feed since the last time i tested, to make sure that there are newer items in the rss feed, and there was (up to 5-6 new items).
In my n8n executions panel, i never see the workflow even being executed. So i’m wondering if this type of cron expression works?
Trigger node
Here’s my rss feed trigger node:
{
“nodes”: [
{
“parameters”: {
“pollTimes”: {
“item”: [
{
“mode”: “custom”,
“cronExpression”: “0 9,12,15,18 * * 1-5\t”
}
]
},
“feedUrl”: “{my rss feed url here}”
},
“type”: “n8n-nodes-base.rssFeedReadTrigger”,
“typeVersion”: 1,
“position”: [
120,
120
],
“id”: “85dde93b-138e-464e-8cd7-e431eae854fa”,
“name”: “Arabic RSS Feed (every weekday, 4 times a day)”
}
],
“connections”: {
“Arabic RSS Feed (every weekday, 4 times a day)”: {
“main”: [
]
}
},
“pinData”: {},
“meta”: {
“templateCredsSetupCompleted”: true,
“instanceId”: “dc2d79e021aca7d58962a5c9fd2e2a5abeea2367f9fa898de4ba85d90408c173”
}
}
Output
Here’s an example output from the rss feed:
[
{
“title”: “Dax (Eurex) (M5) تداول يومي: استمرار عملية الارتداد”,
“pubDate”: “Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:03:14 +0200”,
“enclosure”: {
“type”: “image/gif”,
“length”: “27381”,
“url”: “https://charts.tradingcentral.com/charts/23359_20250616113828.gif”
},
“content”: “نقطة الارتكاز: 23300.00
السيناريو المفضل: مراكز شراء فوق مستوى 23300.00 مع أهداف عند 23645.00 و 23780.00.
السيناريو البديل: تحت مستوى 23300.00 مع استهداف مستويات 23150.00 و 22980.00 كأهداف.
تعليق فني: مؤشر القوة النسبية يشير الى اتجاه صاعد ومزيد من التقدم
مستويات الدعم والمقاومة:
23900.00
23780.00
23645.00
23568.00 سعر آخر
23300.00
23150.00
22980.00
”,
“contentSnippet”: “نقطة الارتكاز: 23300.00\nالسيناريو المفضل: مراكز شراء فوق مستوى 23300.00 مع أهداف عند 23645.00 و 23780.00.\nالسيناريو البديل: تحت مستوى 23300.00 مع استهداف مستويات 23150.00 و 22980.00 كأهداف.\nتعليق فني: مؤشر القوة النسبية يشير الى اتجاه صاعد ومزيد من التقدم\nمستويات الدعم والمقاومة:\n23900.00 \n23780.00 \n23645.00 \n23568.00 سعر آخر\n23300.00 \n23150.00 \n22980.00”,
“guid”: “14435056”,
“isoDate”: “2025-06-16T10:03:14.000Z”
}
]
Information on your n8n setup
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