# Set a repeating task with a workflow

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/set-a-repeating-task-with-a-workflow/55941>\
**Category:** CRM\
**Tags:** professional\
**Created:** [April 29, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/set-a-repeating-task-with-a-workflow/55941 "2022-04-29T11:11:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![MSwartzentruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@MSwartzentruber](https://community.hubspot.com/u/MSwartzentruber)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 11:11am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/set-a-repeating-task-with-a-workflow/55941/1 "2022-04-29T11:11:57Z")

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Similarly to a setting tasks to repeat when manually creating a task, ([Create tasks](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/tasks/create-tasks#set-tasks-to-repeat-sales-hub-or-service-hub-starter-professional-and-enterprise-users-only)) we need to create a task with a workflow that will repeat automatically. Currently the only way to create a task like this is to manually create each task individually, quite cumbersome.

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**Author:** ![karstenkoehler](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/karstenkoehler/32/68554_2.png) [@karstenkoehler](https://community.hubspot.com/u/karstenkoehler)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/set-a-repeating-task-with-a-workflow/55941/2 "2022-04-29T12:46:14Z")

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Hi @MSwartzentruber,

While it’s not recommended, you can create loops by setting up two workflows:

1. (Re-)enrol contacts in a workflow 1 based on membership in a static list

2. Create the task

3. Remove contact from static list

4. Enroll contact in workflow 2

5. Delay contact in workflow 2 by desired interval

6. Add contact to static list (thus triggering step 1 again)

This doesn’t work well with months (as the interval is not exactly 30 days), unfortunately. Days, weeks and years are not an issue.

A recurring task feature for workflows would still be a good idea and valid request. I’d recommend posting in the [HubSpot Ideas](https://community.hubspot.com/t5/Ideas/ct-p/ideas) section of the community. The product team reviews these requests based on their popularity.

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![DouglasW](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/douglasw/32/99730_2.png) [@DouglasW](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DouglasW)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/set-a-repeating-task-with-a-workflow/55941/3 "2023-01-13T19:53:52Z")

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This does not seem to be possible now. The workflow editor recognizes that it creates a loop between two workflows and does not permit it.