viniciuschiele/flask-apscheduler

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1136 stars · 178 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Flask extension that integrates APScheduler into Flask applications, loading scheduler and job configuration from Flask config. It also exposes a REST API for managing scheduled jobs with optional authentication.

Use cases

• schedule background jobs in a flask app
• run cron jobs from flask configuration
• manage scheduled tasks via a rest api
• run periodic tasks on a specific host
• add apscheduler to an application factory flask project

When to choose

• you already use Flask and need in-process job scheduling
• you want job definitions driven by Flask configuration
• you need a REST API to add, remove, or inspect scheduled jobs

When to avoid

• you need a standalone distributed job scheduler without Flask
• you use Django, FastAPI, or another non-Flask framework
• you need heavy-duty distributed scheduling with persistence across many workers

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

scheduling web-framework api-framework auth web-development backend python flask apscheduler cron-jobs flask-extension job-scheduling automation web-server

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