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Scan Scheduling lets Prowler run recurring scans for connected providers. Use it to keep findings, compliance results, and resource inventory up to date without launching every scan manually.
This feature is available exclusively in Prowler Cloud and Prowler Enterprise with a subscription.

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Prerequisites

Before creating or editing scan schedules, ensure that:
  • At least one provider is connected.
  • The user role includes the Manage Scans permission, configured through Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). See RBAC Administrative Permissions for details.

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Schedule Options

A Prowler Cloud or Enterprise subscription supports the following custom recurring schedule options. Prowler self-hosted runs a daily scan automatically and does not expose custom cadence controls.
Schedule OptionDescriptionCloud & EnterpriseSelf-Hosted
DailyRuns one scan every day at the selected time.YesYes
Every 48 hoursRuns one scan every 48 hours, anchored to the selected time.Yes—
WeeklyRuns one scan every week on the selected day and time.Yes—
MonthlyRuns one scan every month on the selected day, from day 1 to day 28.Yes—
The scan time is always selected on the hour (for example, 14:00); minutes cannot be set. The schedule time uses the browser timezone when the schedule is saved. Prowler displays the next scheduled scan in that timezone.

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Create a Schedule From Scans

To create a schedule from the Scans page:
  1. Navigate to Scans.
  2. Click Launch Scan.
  3. Select a connected provider.
  4. Select On a schedule.
  5. Choose the Scan Time and Repeats values.
  6. Optional: select Launch an initial scan now for immediate findings to run a scan immediately after saving the recurring schedule.
  7. Click Save Schedule.
Launch A Scan modal showing On a schedule mode, weekly schedule controls, and Save Schedule button
After the schedule is saved, Prowler shows a confirmation toast with a link to the Scheduled tab.

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Edit Schedules From Providers

The Providers page shows each provider’s current schedule in the Scan Schedule column. Providers without a recurring schedule show None.
Providers table showing the Scan Schedule column with Daily and None schedule states
To edit a provider schedule:
  1. Navigate to Providers.
  2. Open the provider row actions menu.
  3. Click Edit Scan Schedule.
  4. Update the schedule fields.
  5. Click Save.
Edit Scan Schedule modal showing a weekly provider schedule and Remove Scan Schedule action
To stop automatic scans for a provider, click Remove Scan Schedule in the edit modal. Removing a schedule stops future automatic scans; existing completed scan results remain available.

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Bulk Edit Schedules

Use bulk schedule editing when several providers need the same recurring cadence. To bulk edit provider schedules:
  1. Navigate to Providers.
  2. Select the provider rows that should receive the same schedule.
  3. Open the selected-row actions menu.
  4. Click Edit Scan Schedule (N), where N is the number of selected providers.
  5. Save the schedule.
For AWS Organizations and Organizational Unit rows, Edit Scan Schedule applies the schedule to the connected child providers in that group.
Bulk schedule edits apply one schedule to every selected provider. If the wrong providers are selected, Prowler applies the same cadence to unintended providers. To recover, reopen bulk edit with the correct selection or update affected provider schedules individually.

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Review Scheduled Scans

To review upcoming scheduled scans:
  1. Navigate to Scans.
  2. Click the Scheduled tab.
The Scheduled tab shows configured schedules, next scan time, and last scan time. Pending rows represent configured schedules that have not started their next scan yet.
Scans Scheduled tab showing pending scheduled scans, schedule cadence, next scan, and last scan columns
To edit a schedule from this tab, open the row actions menu and click Edit Scan Schedule.