# Scraping frequency

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The automatic scheduling is set to '**Just scrape once'** for every new project. You have to manually switch to another option while editing your project. 
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You can choose if you want to run a job manually or configure when your project should trigger jobs automatically. This is called "Scraping frequency". During project creation, you can find the dropdown for this option in the `Output settings` menu. Available options:<br>

* **Don't scrape now**: No jobs will be triggered, only a project will be created. You can manually trigger a job from the project detail page. Read about this option [here](/data-pipeline/creating-a-datapipeline-project/running-a-manual-job.md).&#x20;
* **Just scrape once (default):** A job will start once you click on "Save project".&#x20;
* **Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly:** The first job will start once you click on "Save project". The following jobs will be automatically fired based on the frequency you chose.&#x20;
* **Cron:** You can set up your frequency by using the cron expression. You can learn more about cron-expressions [here](https://crontab.guru/).

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You can also see when the next jobs are scheduled to run, based on the scraping frequency chosen in the settings.

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### Disable job frequency

When you set the scraping frequency to "Don't scrape now", the project will be in a **"not scheduled"** state and jobs won't start automatically. You can manually start a job any time from inside the project's detail page. For more information, see [here](/data-pipeline/creating-a-datapipeline-project/running-a-manual-job.md).


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