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# Resource: Background Tasks

# Type: Background Task Object

# Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/cms/operations/background-tasks/background-task-object.md

## Description: Background task job that processes data items in bulk.

## Schema:

```json
 Type: Background Task Object | type: Task
 Description: Background task job that processes data items in bulk.
       - name: id  | type: string | description: Task ID.
       - name: type  | type: string | description: Task type.
           enum: DELETE_BY_QUERY, COPY_FIELD_DATA, EDIT_FIELD_DATA, UPDATE_PUBLISH_STATUS
       - name: status  | type: string | description: Task status.
           enum: NEW, RUNNING, COMPLETED, FAILED
       - name: startedAt  | type: string | description: Task start time. Empty if the task status is `NEW`.
           - name: seconds  | type: string | description: 
           - name: nanos  | type: number | description: 
       - name: finishedAt  | type: string | description: Task finish time. Empty until the task status updates to `COMPLETED` or `FAILED`.
       - name: itemsFailed  | type: number | description: Number of items whose processing failed.
       - name: failures  | type: Array<ApplicationError> | description: List of errors generated during the task.  Learn more about [Wix Data error codes](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/backend-modules/data/wix-data-error-codes.md).
           - name: code  | type: string | description: Error code.
           - name: description  | type: string | description: Description of the error.
           - name: data  | type: Struct | description: Data related to the error.
               - name: fields  | type: object | description: 
       - name: estimatedItemCount  | type: number | description: Estimated number of items affected by the task.
       - name: itemsSucceeded  | type: number | description: Number of items successfully processed so far.

```