wp_next_scheduled( string $hook, array $args = array() ): int|false

Retrieves the next timestamp for an event.

Parameters

$hookstringrequired
Action hook of the event.
$argsarrayoptional
Array containing each separate argument to pass to the hook’s callback function.
Although not passed to a callback, these arguments are used to uniquely identify the event, so they should be the same as those used when originally scheduling the event.

Default:array()

Return

int|false The Unix timestamp of the next time the event will occur. False if the event doesn’t exist.

Source

function wp_next_scheduled( $hook, $args = array() ) {
	$next_event = wp_get_scheduled_event( $hook, $args );

	if ( ! $next_event ) {
		return false;
	}

	return $next_event->timestamp;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.1.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Note the $args parameter! Not specifying the $args parameter in wp_next_scheduled but having $args for wp_schedule_event will cause many events to be scheduled (instead of just one).

    Bad Example:

    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'myevent' ) ) { // This will always be false
    	wp_schedule_event( time(), 'daily', 'myevent', array( false ) );
    }

    Good Example:

    $args = array( false );
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'myevent', $args ) ) {
    	wp_schedule_event( time(), 'daily', 'myevent', $args );
    }
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    Be careful when using arguments! WordPress doesn’t compare them 1:1 so you have to pay attention what type these are.

    It’s because WP generates a hash out of them: md5( serialize( $args ) )

    So when you have:

    wp_schedule_event( time(), 'daily', 'action_hook', array( 123 ) );

    And use a string because ie. the value was taken from the meta:

    wp_next_scheduled( 'action_hook', array( '123' ) );

    It will return false.

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