Delete SharePoint Timer Job using PowerShell

Below PowerShell script can be used to delete the Timer Jobs deployed in SharePoint.

Inputs:

Give the Timer Job name as input for your search.

• Searching listing and find Timer job GUID to delete it .

                       Get-SPTimerJob | where { $_.name -like “*<your search criteria>*” } |ft id,name

• Get the Timer job Object using the GUID we got in the previous command result and Set job to a variable

                     $job = Get-SPTimerJob -id <GUID>

• And call the Delete() method to the Delete the timer job.

                     $job.Delete()

Execute SharePoint Timer Job using PowerShell

Below PowerShell script can be used to execute the Hidden Timer Jobs in Central Administration Timer Job Definitions list.

Inputs:

WebApplication url : url of the Web application to which the timer job is added.

Timer Job name : name of the Timer Job

$webApp = Get-SPWebApplication "http://site:portnumber/
$job = $webApp.JobDefinitions | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "Timer Job name"}
$job.Execute([System.Guid].GUID)

Get SharePoint Timer job using PowerShell

Below PowerShell script can be used to identify the Hidden Timer Jobs in Central Administration Timer Job Definitions list.

Inputs:

WebApplication : name of the Web application to which the timer job is added.

Identity : name of the Timer Job

Get-SPTimerJob -WebApplication "SharePoint - 1234" -Identity "TimerJobName"