ChatGPT scheduled tasks: 12 copy-paste examples

How to set up a ChatGPT scheduled task

1. Open a routine below and click Copy prompt. Use Fill in the blanks on the page to swap in your own details first.
2. In ChatGPT, paste the prompt and say when it should run, for example "Run this every weekday at 8 AM." You can also create and manage tasks from Scheduled in ChatGPT.
3. Check the confirmation ChatGPT shows: the time, how often it repeats, and what it will do.
4. Turn on notifications (push, email or both) in ChatGPT's settings so you actually see the results.
5. Run the prompt once in a normal chat before relying on the schedule, then tune it after the first few runs.

Plan limits worth knowing

According to OpenAI's help article on scheduled tasks (checked October 21, 2026), the number of active tasks depends on your plan, free accounts can run a task at most once a day in flexible windows (morning, afternoon or night), and hourly schedules and exact times need an eligible paid plan. Limits change, so check that page for the current numbers. If you are on a free plan, pick daily or weekly routines like the ones below.

Writing a task that stays useful

• Give it a quiet rule. "If nothing changed, send nothing" (or one line) keeps a daily task from becoming noise.
• Ask for a fixed format. Short sections or one line per item make results quick to scan on a phone.
• Name your sources. Point it at official pages and ask it to say "not found" instead of guessing.
• Draft, don't act. Every routine here tells the agent to draft replies or alerts and never send, post, buy or book on its own.
• Ignore the cron line. ChatGPT takes schedules in plain language; the cron expression on each page is for agents that use cron.