# \#background-mode **URL:** https://community.openai.com/tag/background-mode/980.md [Latest](https://community.openai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openai.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openai.com/tags.md) --- ## [Background-mode Responses stuck in "queued" indefinitely (never scheduled), reproducible with minimal requests](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-responses-stuck-in-queued-indefinitely-never-scheduled-reproducible-with-minimal-requests/1394434)
**Author:** [@toni.lu](https://community.openai.com/u/toni.lu)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-responses-stuck-in-queued-indefinitely-never-scheduled-reproducible-with-minimal-requests/1394434 "2026-09-22T18:19:09Z")
Hello, Since today (2026-09-02) a share of our background-mode Responses API requests never leave the queued state. They are accepted with HTTP 200 and status: “queued”, but they never move to in\_progress or completed, … --- ## [Responses API with background=true returning generic "An error occurred" mid-stream — anyone else seeing elevated rates today?](https://community.openai.com/t/responses-api-with-background-true-returning-generic-an-error-occurred-mid-stream-anyone-else-seeing-elevated-rates-today/1380931)
**Author:** [@curioustoad](https://community.openai.com/u/curioustoad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/responses-api-with-background-true-returning-generic-an-error-occurred-mid-stream-anyone-else-seeing-elevated-rates-today/1380931 "2026-09-08T17:02:33Z")
Seeing a spike in failures from the Responses API today (2026-05-14) when using background=true. Symptoms: Stream initiates successfully, response is created and starts processing Mid-stream, the connection terminates … --- ## [Background mode requests stuck in ‘in\_progress’ for 30+ minutes - Responses API](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-requests-stuck-in-in-progress-for-30-minutes-responses-api/1388809)
**Author:** [@pqiIe6qE6YqM](https://community.openai.com/u/pqiIe6qE6YqM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-requests-stuck-in-in-progress-for-30-minutes-responses-api/1388809 "2026-08-09T19:31:23Z")
Hi @OpenAI\_Support, this seems to be a repeat of a previous bug \[“Background mode requests stuck in ‘queued’ forever - Responses API”\] which seems to crop up from time to time (just browse the “background-mode” tag). Fo… --- ## [Background: true responses return 404 after ~20 minutes despite store: true, while synchronous responses remain retrievable](https://community.openai.com/t/background-true-responses-return-404-after-20-minutes-despite-store-true-while-synchronous-responses-remain-retrievable/1389351)
**Author:** [@boluaaron](https://community.openai.com/u/boluaaron)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-true-responses-return-404-after-20-minutes-despite-store-true-while-synchronous-responses-remain-retrievable/1389351 "2026-08-07T09:35:34Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying to determine whether this is expected behavior or a bug in the Responses API. I ran several tests using the following settings: Model: gpt-5.5 Endpoint: POST /v1/responses store: true Same Ope… --- ## [Container Expiring (last\_active\_at \< 60 sec) during o3 Deep Research Background Mode](https://community.openai.com/t/container-expiring-last-active-at-60-sec-during-o3-deep-research-background-mode/1367337)
**Author:** [@Nikitha\_Kariappa](https://community.openai.com/u/Nikitha_Kariappa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/container-expiring-last-active-at-60-sec-during-o3-deep-research-background-mode/1367337 "2026-01-28T07:51:00Z")
Hi everyone, I’m running o3 deep research in background mode to generate a long-form report with charts using web\_search\_preview and code\_interpreter tools. My input file is a CSV (uploaded to the container). The issue… --- ## [Async calls (background mode) take hours to return a message completed](https://community.openai.com/t/async-calls-background-mode-take-hours-to-return-a-message-completed/1372683)
**Author:** [@VFX](https://community.openai.com/u/VFX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/async-calls-background-mode-take-hours-to-return-a-message-completed/1372683 "2026-01-27T20:00:19Z")
We’ve been using 5.2 for a while without any issues. For the last ~10 days, the same calls now take hours to respond. What is causing this? Is there an outage? Too many users? --- ## [Responses API: background: true drops code\_interpreter\_call.outputs even when retrieved with include\[\]](https://community.openai.com/t/responses-api-background-true-drops-code-interpreter-call-outputs-even-when-retrieved-with-include/1372536)
**Author:** [@j.mcd](https://community.openai.com/u/j.mcd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/responses-api-background-true-drops-code-interpreter-call-outputs-even-when-retrieved-with-include/1372536 "2026-01-26T02:38:48Z")
When using the Responses API with the Code Interpreter tool enabled and requesting include: \["code\_interpreter\_call.outputs"\], I consistently get populated outputs (stdin/stdout entries) when background: false. However, … --- ## [Background mode requests stuck in ‘queued’ status - Responses API](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-requests-stuck-in-queued-status-responses-api/1372058)
**Author:** [@Marsel\_Gizzatov](https://community.openai.com/u/Marsel_Gizzatov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-requests-stuck-in-queued-status-responses-api/1372058 "2026-01-20T12:39:13Z")
I’ve got similar issues to those others have had before (but that topic was closed already). Some responses got stuck in “queued” status. All the responses were sent over the Responses API. Here are a couple of my respo… --- ## [Is "Background" stable for heavy usage?](https://community.openai.com/t/is-background-stable-for-heavy-usage/1368364)
**Author:** [@StroeAndre](https://community.openai.com/u/StroeAndre)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/is-background-stable-for-heavy-usage/1368364 "2025-12-05T15:11:52Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently integrating Background Mode with webhooks in a production system, and I’m trying to understand how stable and scalable it is under heavy usage. Are there expected delayes for multiple requests… --- ## [Background mode requests stuck in 'queued' forever - Responses API](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-requests-stuck-in-queued-forever-responses-api/1364478)
**Author:** [@rus1243mor](https://community.openai.com/u/rus1243mor)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-requests-stuck-in-queued-forever-responses-api/1364478 "2025-11-18T01:12:22Z")
Has anyone else noticed recently that requests with \`background: true\` in the Responses API are getting stuck in ‘queued’ status indefinitely? The model simply does not provide an answer, even the logs are empty. --- ## [Background responses failing during polling phase consistently](https://community.openai.com/t/background-responses-failing-during-polling-phase-consistently/1358667)
**Author:** [@ssavanovic28](https://community.openai.com/u/ssavanovic28)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-responses-failing-during-polling-phase-consistently/1358667 "2025-10-30T16:00:28Z")
500 The server had an error processing your request. Sorry about that! You can retry your request, or contact us through our help center at help.openai.com if you keep seeing this error. (Please include the request ID re… --- ## [All Background Tasks on Responses API producing completely empty output array across all prompts](https://community.openai.com/t/all-background-tasks-on-responses-api-producing-completely-empty-output-array-across-all-prompts/1358411)
**Author:** [@MajorHeck](https://community.openai.com/u/MajorHeck)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/all-background-tasks-on-responses-api-producing-completely-empty-output-array-across-all-prompts/1358411 "2025-09-17T20:38:40Z")
I have multiple prompts in a project, across all models, that hasn’t had any changes that is using both reasoning and output tokens, status is completed, etc. with a completely empty output array. I am sending calls to … --- ## [What to expect of queue time for running deep research in the API?](https://community.openai.com/t/what-to-expect-of-queue-time-for-running-deep-research-in-the-api/1357424)
**Author:** [@alex.coda](https://community.openai.com/u/alex.coda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/what-to-expect-of-queue-time-for-running-deep-research-in-the-api/1357424 "2025-09-10T18:58:39Z")
How do I know what to expect for long queue times when using deep research in background mode? I am trying to use this but have not seen any tasks leave queuing after even an hour. What’s the expectation here? Should I … --- ## [Background mode shouldn't delay responses, unless using flex](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-shouldnt-delay-responses-unless-using-flex/1313008)
**Author:** [@pachocastillosr](https://community.openai.com/u/pachocastillosr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/background-mode-shouldnt-delay-responses-unless-using-flex/1313008 "2025-08-25T01:22:34Z")
Hello, I’ve tested the Responses API with background: true to offload long-running, high-reasoning tasks (3–7 min) without blocking client memory but it disappointed me. Jobs that via the Completions API took 3-5 minut…