Hello,
I’d like my scenario to run 3 times per day, at random times between three different time blocks
once from 0900-1200
once from 1300 - 1600
once from 1700 - 2100
Thanks!
Hello @Ben_Leonard nice to meet you.
All scenarios have Schedule setting panel.
The schedule setting panel lets you adjust the running schedule of the scenario. By default, a scenario runs every 15 minutes, but within this panel, you can customize the run schedule and the interval. For more information you can visit the link Scheduling a scenario (make.com)
Examples:
1.Press the Schedule panel settings:
- For your case use Time from → Time:
3.You can add item for all 3 blocks by clicking Add item :
//VLAD
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thanks but how do I make it random between the times I mentioned?
kind of like the solution here, but 3 different time blocks
It’s a bit more complex than the one in the post you linked, but it can definitely be done 
In this example, I decided to use variable to create the timestamps, making it a bit more convenient to build the stringified JSON structure to make the API call to Make.
I’m starting off from a default schedule scenario:
In my scheduling scenario, I define the variables:
{
"subflows": [
{
"flow": [
{
"id": 2,
"module": "util:SetVariables",
"version": 1,
"parameters": {},
"mapper": {
"variables": [
{
"name": "scenarioID",
"value": "enter_your_scenario_id_here"
},
{
"name": "timeWindow1",
"value": "{{formatDate(setMinute(setHour(addDays(now; 1); 9 + floor(random * 3)); 0 + floor(random * 60)); \"HH:MM\")}}"
},
{
"name": "timeWindow2",
"value": "{{formatDate(setMinute(setHour(addDays(now; 1); 13 + floor(random * 3)); 0 + floor(random * 60)); \"HH:MM\")}}"
},
{
"name": "timeWindow3",
"value": "{{formatDate(setMinute(setHour(addDays(now; 1); 17 + floor(random * 4)); 0 + floor(random * 60)); \"HH:MM\")}}"
}
],
"scope": "roundtrip"
},
"metadata": {
"designer": {
"x": -346,
"y": -38
},
"restore": {
"expect": {
"variables": {
"items": [
null,
null,
null,
null
]
},
"scope": {
"label": "One cycle"
}
}
},
"expect": [
{
"name": "variables",
"type": "array",
"label": "Variables",
"spec": [
{
"name": "name",
"label": "Variable name",
"type": "text",
"required": true
},
{
"name": "value",
"label": "Variable value",
"type": "any"
}
]
},
{
"name": "scope",
"type": "select",
"label": "Variable lifetime",
"required": true,
"validate": {
"enum": [
"roundtrip",
"execution"
]
}
}
],
"interface": [
{
"name": "scenarioID",
"label": "scenarioID",
"type": "any"
},
{
"name": "timeWindow1",
"label": "timeWindow1",
"type": "any"
},
{
"name": "timeWindow2",
"label": "timeWindow2",
"type": "any"
},
{
"name": "timeWindow3",
"label": "timeWindow3",
"type": "any"
}
]
}
}
]
}
],
"metadata": {
"version": 1
}
}
With this, we can then fill in the stringified JSON in the Make an API call module:
{
"scheduling": "{\"type\":\"indefinitely\",\"interval\":60,\"restrict\":[{\"days\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7],\"time\":[\"{{2.timeWindow1}}\",\"{{2.timeWindow1}}\"],\"months\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]},{\"days\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7],\"time\":[\"{{2.timeWindow2}}\",\"{{2.timeWindow2}}\"],\"months\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]},{\"days\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7],\"time\":[\"{{2.timeWindow3}}\",\"{{2.timeWindow3}}\"],\"months\":[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]}]}"
}
This pushes our scheduling correctly:
And it’s visible in my scheduled scenario as well:
Hope that helps!
Thomas - Nola Digital
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Thanks!!
Ok so bear with me…I want to check I understand. I need to create a new scenario, and paste the first code there to create a ‘tool’ module. And change the scenario ID as appropriate.
what do I do with the second code?
Cheers!
I’m getting closer…
what goes in here?
I also get this error " * Referenced module ‘Make - Make an API Call’ [2] is not accessible."
Thanks!