# Repeat workflow every week

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128>\
**Category:** Need help\
**Created:** [March 29, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128 "2023-03-29T12:48:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![dennis1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dennis1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/dennis1)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128/1 "2023-03-29T12:48:19Z")

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hi there

i looked everywhere but i still do not get it. i have a workflow that needs to be started once a week. i have a personal plan. but how can i do it. i tried to use

i tried this, but it does not work:  
 ![Schermafbeelding 2023-03-29 144702](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/e/6/e6d077f49c87bb66db350e4a3d7aaf5adb74579a.png)

i know there are recuring workflows, but even following the tutorials i do not get it. also because it seems not to work with my personal plan.

Dennis

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**Author:** ![adamhholmes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adamhholmes/32/100510_2.png) [@adamhholmes](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adamhholmes)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128/2 "2023-03-29T13:01:27Z")

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you want the workflow to run once a week? Or once every 5 seconds? (that’s a big difference!)

If you want it to run once per week, you definitely cant use an on-page workflow.

You need to set up a backend workflow - one which reschedules itself to run each week (i.e. a recursive workflow)

It’s dead simple to set up and there are countless forum posts and tutorials on how to do it.

But put simply - just create the workflow, and as the last step, and an action to reschedule itself to run again a week from the current date/time.

Then you just need to kick it off from somewhere.

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**Author:** ![dennis1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dennis1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/dennis1)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128/3 "2023-03-29T13:10:04Z")

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> [@adamhholmes](#):
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> to set up a backend workfl

and how do i start the recuring workflow for the first time? its just an update of the database from an API end point

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**Author:** ![adamhholmes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/adamhholmes/32/100510_2.png) [@adamhholmes](https://forum.bubble.io/u/adamhholmes)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128/4 "2023-03-29T13:28:29Z")

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Well, I wouldn’t use a recurring workflow (event)… just a regular backend (API) workflow.

Just start it from a button on a page somewhere (create a temporary admin page if you need to)

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**Author:** ![dennis1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dennis1](https://forum.bubble.io/u/dennis1)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128/5 "2023-04-05T18:35:15Z")

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ok thanks 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/8/2847faa74692c2ffa5d939d3dc3724cdd060d247.png) [@system](https://forum.bubble.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/repeat-workflow-every-week/254128/6 "2023-06-07T12:49:11Z")

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