How to count the number of scheduled jobs? | CRM Curator

The fastest answer: run a SOQL count against CronTrigger (or AsyncApexJob for a broader async view). This is the check you do before scheduling another job, because Salesforce caps the number of active scheduled Apex jobs per org at 100.

The one-liner

Integer activeScheduled = [
    SELECT COUNT()
    FROM CronTrigger
    WHERE State = 'WAITING'
];
System.debug('Scheduled jobs waiting: ' + activeScheduled);

State = 'WAITING' filters to jobs sitting on the queue waiting for their next fire time. Other states you may see: ACQUIRED, EXECUTING, COMPLETE, ERROR, DELETED, PAUSED, BLOCKED.

Why two objects?

Object	What it tracks	When to use
`CronTrigger`	Every scheduled job (Apex, Reports, Dashboards) plus its cron expression and next-fire time	Counting scheduled Apex, finding the next run, cancelling jobs
`AsyncApexJob`	Every async Apex execution — Batch, Queueable, Future, Scheduled — alongside status	Counting batch jobs, debugging failures, monitoring throughput

The two overlap for scheduled Apex: the job’s blueprint lives in CronTrigger, and each fired execution shows up in AsyncApexJob with JobType = 'ScheduledApex'.

Counting by type

Map<String, Integer> counts = new Map<String, Integer>();
for (AggregateResult ar : [
    SELECT JobType, COUNT(Id) total
    FROM AsyncApexJob
    WHERE Status IN ('Queued', 'Processing', 'Preparing')
    GROUP BY JobType
]) {
    counts.put((String) ar.get('JobType'), (Integer) ar.get('total'));
}
System.debug(counts);

That tells you how many Batchable, Queueable, Future, and Scheduled jobs are currently in flight — handy when you’re about to enqueue work and want to avoid hitting the 100-flex queue limit or the 5-deep Queueable chain.

Counting from the UI

You don’t have to write code: Setup → Scheduled Jobs lists every active scheduled job. Setup → Apex Jobs lists the execution history for all async Apex with status, submitter, and totals.

Common follow-ups

What’s the cap? — 100 active scheduled Apex jobs per org. Once you hit it, System.schedule() throws.
How do I cancel one? — System.abortJob(cronTriggerId). Grab the Id from CronTrigger.
Can I count from a Flow? — Yes, via a Get Records on CronTrigger, or call an Apex action.

Verified against: Apex Reference Guide — CronTrigger, AsyncApexJob. Last reviewed 2026-05-17 for Spring ‘26.