# Run a script on chron a certain time

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/run-a-script-on-chron-a-certain-time/6135>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [December 31, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/run-a-script-on-chron-a-certain-time/6135 "2018-12-31T15:30:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sammyj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sammyj/32/11012_2.png) [@Sammyj](https://community.homey.app/u/Sammyj)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/run-a-script-on-chron-a-certain-time/6135/1 "2018-12-31T15:30:26Z")

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I would like to run a script at start of a new day to update data to tokens from an external API. Do homey have any built in functions for this?

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**Author:** ![bvdbos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bvdbos/32/2352_2.png) [@bvdbos](https://community.homey.app/u/bvdbos)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/run-a-script-on-chron-a-certain-time/6135/2 "2018-12-31T15:50:57Z")

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Yes : [https://developer.athom.com/docs/apps/ManagerCron.html#registerTask](https://developer.athom.com/docs/apps/ManagerCron.html#registerTask)  
but easier may be a flow 🙂