---
title: "Backstop sweep: fail-or-retry processing jobs hung past their timeout (admin/system)."
method: POST
path: "/v1/processing/jobs/reap"
tags: ["resource-facade"]
---

# Backstop sweep: fail-or-retry processing jobs hung past their timeout (admin/system).

`POST /v1/processing/jobs/reap`

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, nullable

## Request body

- ReapInput
  - `grace_seconds` integer
  - `limit` integer
  - `dry_run` boolean
  - `job_ids` string[], nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ReapOutput
  - `scanned` integer
  - `reaped_failed` string[]
  - `retried` string[]
  - `dry_run` boolean

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Validation Error
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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