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# How Do I Schedule Actions in My Mighty Network?

> Plan ahead with Actions that run on schedule in your Mighty Network, and see or cancel everything that's coming up.

Scheduled Actions help you plan ahead in your Mighty Network. You can ask Cohost to take an Action at a future date and time, or use an Automation to schedule an Action after a Trigger occurs.

You can see what's coming up, cancel scheduled Actions, and review what happened after they run in **Admin > Automations > Scheduled Actions**.

## Ways to Schedule an Action

* **Ask Cohost:** Tell Cohost what you want to happen and when. Cohost schedules a one-time Action, with no Automation Trigger needed.
* **Use an Automation:** Add a delay to an Action in an Automation. When the Trigger occurs, the Action is scheduled to run after that delay.

## How to Schedule an Action with Cohost

You can ask Cohost to schedule an Action in 2 ways.

### Option 1: Chat with Cohost

1. Open a [Chat with Cohost](https://docs.mightynetworks.com/for-hosts/setting-up-your-network/how-do-i-chat-with-cohost.md#how-do-i-chat-with-cohost).
2. Tell Cohost what you want to happen and when.
3. Review the approval card Cohost presents.
4. Approve the Action to schedule it.

### Option 2: Use the Ask Cohost Box

1. Go to **Admin > Automations > Scheduled Actions**.
2. In the **Ask Cohost** box, type what you want to happen and when.
3. Select **Ask Cohost**.
4. Review the approval card Cohost presents, then approve the Action to schedule it.

![The Ask Cohost box at the top of the Scheduled Actions page](https://mintcdn.com/mightynetworks/nruXcHMz02PhWoQh/images/for-hosts/automations/how-do-i-schedule-actions-in-my-mighty-network/ask-cohost-box.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=nruXcHMz02PhWoQh\&q=85\&s=627ef402b83bfbdb45899a98e0375d29)

For example, you could ask:

* *"Send a reminder to my members about tomorrow's Event at 9am."*
* *"Publish the next Lesson of my course on Monday."*
* *"Create an Event for our next community gathering on December 5."*
* *"Send a check-in message to my new members next Friday."*

Cohost can schedule several Actions from a single request. You review them together on 1 approval card, and each approved Action appears separately in your Scheduled Actions list.

When you ask Cohost to schedule a **Post, Poll, Article, or Question**, you can edit or reschedule them in [Scheduled posts](https://docs.mightynetworks.com/for-hosts/content-and-messaging/how-do-i-create-a-post-in-my-mighty-network.md#managing-scheduled-posts).

## How to Schedule an Action with an Automation

[Automations](https://docs.mightynetworks.com/for-hosts/automations/how-can-i-set-up-automations-in-my-mighty-network.md) let you schedule an Action in response to a Trigger. For example, you might want to send a follow-up message several days after a member joins your Network.

1. Go to **Admin > Automations**.
2. Create a new Automation or open an existing one.
3. Choose the **Trigger** that starts the Automation.
4. Add the **Action** you want to happen.
5. Open the Action's **Delay** setting and choose minutes, hours, days, weeks, or months.
6. Save your Automation.

![The Delay setting, set to 5 minutes](https://mintcdn.com/mightynetworks/nruXcHMz02PhWoQh/images/for-hosts/automations/how-do-i-schedule-actions-in-my-mighty-network/automation-delay-setting.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=nruXcHMz02PhWoQh\&q=85\&s=e2580b77aeb03e6e76d1f719bec2ce51)

You can set a delay of up to **1 year**.

When the Trigger fires, the Action is added to your Scheduled Actions list. The **Scheduled by** column names the Automation and links back to it.

For more on setting up Triggers and Actions, see [How Can I Set Up Automations in My Mighty Network?](https://docs.mightynetworks.com/for-hosts/automations/how-can-i-set-up-automations-in-my-mighty-network.md)

## How to See Your Scheduled Actions

Go to **Admin > Automations > Scheduled Actions**.

![The Scheduled Actions page, with 2 upcoming Actions scheduled by Cohost on the Upcoming tab](https://mintcdn.com/mightynetworks/nruXcHMz02PhWoQh/images/for-hosts/automations/how-do-i-schedule-actions-in-my-mighty-network/scheduled-actions-upcoming.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=nruXcHMz02PhWoQh\&q=85\&s=14141f500b4aa2aadcaefc746bcf8555)

You'll see 2 tabs:

* **Upcoming:** Actions that haven't finished running.
* **History:** Actions that have finished or were canceled.

The list includes the following information:

| Column | What it tells you |
| - | - |
| **When** | When the Action is scheduled to run, or when it ran |
| **Action** | What the Action does or did |
| **Scheduled by** | Whether Cohost or an Automation scheduled it |
| **Status** | Where the Action is in its lifecycle |
| **Outcome** | History only. Details about the result, including why an Action failed |

You can filter the list by **Scheduled by** and **Status**, sort by **When**, and search for Actions involving a member.

### What Do the Statuses Mean?

| Tab | Status | Meaning |
| - | - | - |
| Upcoming | **Scheduled** | The Action is waiting for its scheduled time |
| Upcoming | **Queued** | The Action is in the queue to run |
| Upcoming | **Running** | The Action is running now |
| Upcoming | **Pending** | The Action hasn't completed yet |
| History | **Succeeded** | The Action completed successfully |
| History | **Failed** | The Action couldn't complete |
| History | **Skipped** | The Action didn't run |
| History | **Cancelled** | Someone canceled the Action before it ran |

If an Action fails, check the **Outcome** column for more information.

## How to Cancel a Scheduled Action

If you no longer want an upcoming Action to run:

1. Go to **Admin > Automations > Scheduled Actions**.
2. Open the **Upcoming** tab.
3. Find the Action you want to cancel.
4. Open the menu on that Action's row.
5. Select **Cancel Action**.
6. Select **Cancel Action** again to confirm.

**You can't undo a cancelation.** The canceled Action moves to the **History** tab.

If an Automation scheduled the Action, canceling that one Action **doesn't stop the Automation**. The Automation keeps scheduling Actions each time its Trigger fires. To change that, pause or edit the Automation.

Cohost can help you find or cancel Actions, too. For example:

* *"What do I have scheduled?"*
* *"Cancel the Lesson 2 Action."*

## How to Check Whether an Action Ran

To review an Action after its scheduled time:

1. Go to **Admin > Automations > Scheduled Actions**.
2. Open the **History** tab.
3. Find the Action.
4. Check its **Status** and **Outcome**.
5. Open the Action's row menu and select **View Logs** for more detail.

This helps you confirm that an Action succeeded, or understand why it failed or was skipped.

![A History row's menu open, showing View Logs](https://mintcdn.com/mightynetworks/nruXcHMz02PhWoQh/images/for-hosts/automations/how-do-i-schedule-actions-in-my-mighty-network/row-menu-view-logs.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=nruXcHMz02PhWoQh\&q=85\&s=3045e571aa8b484712980d1145e2fc05)

## Where to Go Next

* [How Can I Set Up Automations in My Mighty Network?](https://docs.mightynetworks.com/for-hosts/automations/how-can-i-set-up-automations-in-my-mighty-network.md)
* [How Do I Chat with Cohost?](https://docs.mightynetworks.com/for-hosts/setting-up-your-network/how-do-i-chat-with-cohost.md#how-do-i-chat-with-cohost)


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