Keep an eye on a named Backendless timer
Get a scheduled summary of a timer's configuration and next run so you can review it without opening Backendless each time.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get Backendless Timer
Tool to retrieve information about a specific timer. use when you need to inspect a timer's schedule and next run details by name.
Why this helps
Remembering to inspect recurring server tasks adds another item to an already crowded mental checklist.
- Retrieve schedule and next run details for a named timer.
- Receive a regular review report in a channel you choose.
- Reduce the need to remember a manual timer check.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 2chat and Backendless once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a clear name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to retrieve the named Backendless timer and summarize its schedule and next run details.
- 4Choose the notis_cron trigger and set the review cadence.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one real example and confirm the timer details are useful.
Questions about this workflow
Will this change the timer schedule?
No. This workflow retrieves timer information for review. Updating a timer requires a separate action.
What does the report include?
The listed timer retrieval action can provide schedule and next run details for a named timer.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 2chat to Backendless. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
2chat triggers
Backendless actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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