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Scheduled Pipeline Troubleshooting Checklist

Overview

Use this checklist to quickly diagnose why a scheduled pipeline or scheduled workflow stopped running. Work through each check in order, the most common causes are listed first.

Checklist

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Check

Where to look

Details

1

Is the trigger actor still in the org?

Project Settings → Triggers / Project Setup → Attribution

2

Does the actor have context access?

Org Settings → Contexts → Security groups

3

Is "Prevent unregistered user spend" blocking the Scheduled Actor?

Plan → Usage Controls

4

Does the project have active followers? (workflows only)

Projects → Follow/Unfollow

5

Was there a recent config error on the target branch? (workflows only)

Pipelines dashboard → target branch

6

Does the target branch still exist?

Your VCS repository

Recreate the branch or update the trigger.

7

Is SAML SSO in use? Has the session expired?

GitHub org settings → SAML

Re-authenticate, then refresh permissions.

Still not working?

If none of the above apply, check the CircleCI status page for active incidents. If the issue persists, contact CircleCI support with your project URL and the trigger name.

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