How to configure Google App Engine cron tasks in Node?

Question

I'm new to GAE. I have a Node application that only handles one URL for now, which should be called as a cron.

I have the following cron.yaml file:

cron:
- description: "Test"
  url: /translations
  schedule: every 15 minutes

And here is the handlers section of my app.yaml:

handlers:
- url: /.*
  script: auto
  secure: always

If I call the URL manually, it works and returns a 200 response.

But my job isn't launched, and it isn't listed in the task queue in the Google console either. Do you have an idea about what is missing?

Did you deploy the cron file? Do you see it in the developer console? — Dan Cornilescu
I did deploy it (and when I debug the code I can see the file), but I don't see it in the developer console. — Marie

BrettJ BrettJ · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-09T01:30:12

Your app.yaml and cron.yaml config files look fine. You should verify the following:

Try to redeploy the cron.yaml and specify your project ID just to ensure you have it going to the right project:
```
gcloud app deploy cron.yaml --project=YOUR_PROJECT_ID
```
Verify the job deployed using this link, which will ask you to select your project. Choose the same project that you specified on the command line.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find a way to use the Logging pages to debug or inspect cron deployments, which seems like missing audit functionality.