FlutterFlow Tricks: Scheduled Functions / Cron Jobs

Welcome to a quick tutorial on setting up Scheduled Functions / Cron Jobs in FlutterFlow!
In this video, I'll walk you through the steps to create and manage scheduled functions in your FlutterFlow projects. Whether you need to run a task at specific intervals or perform maintenance tasks automatically, scheduled functions (also known as cron jobs) can be incredibly useful.
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to set up and manage scheduled functions in FlutterFlow, making your app more efficient and reliable.
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[@ScoxZz]

Awesome! I have a huge daily action, that was so far triggered by the first user logging in. Looking forward to try to translate it into a cron job instead and fix that shitty experience!

[@StevenNoCode]

Happy to have helped! How you’ve set up currently is often the only way if you use FF only. Now you know the secret of cron jobs :)

[@EmblazNOR]

Excellent! Please create a tutorial about how to securely store API keys through firebase and supabase.

[@StevenNoCode]

Sure, I'll put it as the next short form video I make.

[@EmblazNOR]

@@StevenNoCode awesome! Im currently using buildship for this, but as i understand it i can skip buildship and use firebase for this instead. Or am ing something?

[@RajeevSharma-ii7fx]

@@EmblazNOR const functions = require('firebase-functions'); const admin = require('firebase-admin'); // To avoid deployment errors, do not call admin.initializeApp() in your code const db = admin.firestore(); exports.test4 = functions.pubsub.schedule('0 0 1 * *').onRun(async (context) => { try { const snapshot = await db.collection('entity').get(); // Replace with your collection name const batch = db.batch(); snapshot.forEach(doc => { const data = doc.data(); const amtToCredit = data.amtToCredit || 0; const currentPlanCredits = data.planCredits || 0; const updatedPlanCredits = amtToCredit; batch.update(doc.ref, { planCredits: updatedPlanCredits }); }); await batch.commit(); console.log('Plan credits incremented successfully.'); } catch (error) { console.error('Error incrementing plan credits:', error); } return null; });

[@mphatsomlenga8948]

Just when I needed it, thanks man

[@StevenNoCode]

Glad to have helped!

[@stephenadeniran2133]

Helpful. Please can you create a function for notifications. When an action is made on db, cloud funtion send notification to that user.

[@Woofiapp]

Love the videos! Question, what is the difference between using buildship to integrate stripe connect and integrating it inside of flutterflow?

[@StevenNoCode]

It's exactly the same. Buildship is simply a low-code visual builder with the same outcomes. For example, instead of writing your own Cloud Function for web hooks, you use Buildship to do the work instead. For API calls, instead of you having to understand the Stripe Connect API docs, you can use what Buildship has built as template.