Dev tools · September 27, 2023
A simple API/CLI for scheduling HTTP requests
Hi HN! This is something I've been tinkering on for the past couple months. It's basically just an API/CLI for scheduling delayed or recurring jobs as HTTP requests. I initially built it as a personal tool to save myself a bit of time on little side projects where I've needed scheduled/recurring alerts, but decided it could be a good opportunity to practice building out a nice landing page [0] and documentation [1]. And who knows, maybe someone else will find it useful ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The tool relies heavily on Elixir's Oban [2] library for managing jobs, and Mintlify [3] for…
A simple API/CLI for scheduling HTTP requests launched on September 27, 2023 with 12 votes, #1,472 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
This tool provides an API and CLI for scheduling delayed or recurring HTTP requests, making it useful for developers building side projects that need scheduled alerts or automated tasks. Built with Elixir's Oban library for job management, it allows users to set up jobs programmatically rather than managing scheduling infrastructure separately. The product is designed for developers who want a straightforward way to handle time-based HTTP triggers without complexity.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Booper is a simple API for scheduling HTTP requests, with support for automatic retries, logging, webhooks, and idempotency. Our goal here is pretty simple: we just want to make it extremely easy to schedule a delayed or recurring job . You should be able to enqueue a new job in seconds. Turn a schedule on or off with the flick of a switch. Edit the cadence of a schedule without redeploying anything. Persist state between jobs without adding a database. Webhook events ? We got you covered. Idempotency ? Heck yeah. Logs ? So many logs. These days, it's trivial to hack together a script and deploy it as an API. With tools like Replit , Vercel , and Fly , you can have something written and…from booper.dev
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN! This is something I've been tinkering on for the past couple months. It's basically just an API/CLI for scheduling delayed or recurring jobs as HTTP requests. I initially built it as a personal tool to save myself a bit of time on little side projects where I've needed scheduled/recurring alerts, but…
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