Frequently Asked Questions - FastCron

We will try to answer most of the frequently asked questions below.

Account

I didn't get my activation mail.

Please double-check your inbox, spam/junk/trash/archive/all mailboxes for our email.

You can request another activation mail after 5 minutes.

If you have a Google account with the same email, you can log in and activate your account.

Can I delete my account?

Yes, you can delete your account at any time at Account, Danger zone.

This is not reversible. FastCron will delete your account and all related data permanently.

What happens when my account expires?

Your account will be downgraded to the free plan when it expires. If you have more cron jobs than the free plan limit, some cron jobs will be disabled. If your cron jobs runs more than every 5 minutes, they will be updated to run every 5 minutes.

Do you have a free plan?

Yes, FastCron has a free plan with limited features. Please check the Pricing for plan comparisons.

Do I need to renew my free plan?

You must log in at least once every 90 days to keep your free account active.

You will receive an email when you haven't logged in for 90 days. 30 days after the email, your cron jobs will be disabled.

Billing and payments

How to add my company VAT number?

When making a payment via Paddle, select the Country and click Continue, then click Add VAT number at the order summary.

You can also add your company name and VAT number after the payment. Please visit the Billing page, click View Invoice, and then add your billing address there.

Can I change my company VAT number?

No, you can't change the country and company VAT number once it's added. Please cancel your current subscription first, then renew your account with the new company info.

Cron jobs

Do you support HTTP and HTTPS?

Yes, FastCron supports both HTTP and HTTPS protocol. It's recommended to use HTTPS for your cronjob URL, like this:

https://example.com/backup.php

Do you support self-signed SSL certificates?

Yes, we don't check your SSL certificates.

Can I run cronjobs for password-protected websites?

Yes, if your website accepts HTTP Basic Authentication, just add username and password in the section HTTP settings.

You can also add a username and password to your cronjob URL like this:

https://username:password@example.com/backup.php

We also support adding a token in the HTTP headers.

Can I send cookies along with my HTTP request?

Yes, just edit your cronjob and add your cookie to the HTTP headers like this:

Cookie: name=value

Add multiple cookies like this:

Cookie: yummy_cookie=chocolate; tasty_cookie=strawberry

What HTTP methods are supported?

We support GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, HEAD, and DELETE.

For POST and PUT, you can add the HTTP Body. It can be in query format like this:

name=value&name2=value2

or in JSON format like this:

{ "token": "API_TOKEN", "id": 123 }

For JSON body, if you don't add your own Content-Type header, FastCron will automatically add Content-Type: application/json to the HTTP headers for you.

What is FastCron user agent?

When sending HTTP requests to your cronjob URLs, FastCron uses the default user agent:

Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; FastCron/1.0; https://www.fastcron.com/)

You can change the user agent when adding/editing cronjobs, on the section HTTP settings, enter your desired user agent.