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Run long OpenAI Responses API tasks in the background without holding an open connection

ContributorYash Pratap SolankyStaff Software Engineer

April 10, 20261 min read

OpenAIResponses now supports background mode for the OpenAI Responses API, allowing long-running agent tasks to execute asynchronously without holding an open connection. This is useful for tasks that exceed typical request timeouts or that need to be dispatched and polled rather than streamed directly.

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