npm install redux-timer

import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
import timerMiddleware from 'redux-timer';

const store = createStore(reducers, applyMiddleware(timerMiddleware));

import { START_TIMER } from 'redux-timer';

export const startTimer = () => ({
  type: START_TIMER,
  payload: {
    name: 'exampleTimer',
    action: 'SOME_ACTION_TICK',
    interval: 1000,
    runImmediately: true
  }
});

import { START_TIMER } from 'redux-timer';

export const exampleAction = () => async dispatch => {
  dispatch({
    type: START_TIMER,
    payload: {
      name: 'exampleTimer',
      action: async () => {
        try {
          const response = await fetch('https://api.github.com');
          const data = await response.json();
          dispatch(setData(response.body.result));
        } catch (e) {
          // do something with this error
        }
      },
      interval: 5000,
      runImmediately: false
    }
  });
};

import { STOP_TIMER } from 'redux-timer';

export const stopTimer = () => ({
  type: STOP_TIMER,
  payload: {
    name: 'exampleTimer'
  }
});