---
title: "List background processes"
method: GET
path: "/instances/{instance}/background-processes"
tags: ["Background Processes"]
---

# List background processes

`GET /instances/{instance}/background-processes`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://cloud.laravel.com/api`
- URL: `https://cloud.laravel.com/api/instances/{instance}/background-processes`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Get a list of all background processes for the given instance.

## Path parameters

- `instance` string, required

## Query parameters

- `include` string[]

## Response `200`

Paginated set of `BackgroundProcessResource`

- object
  - `data` BackgroundProcessResource[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` 'background_processes', required
    - `attributes` object
      - `type` 'worker' | 'custom', required
      - `processes` integer, required
      - `command` string, required
      - `config` unknown[], required
        - unknown
      - `strategy_type` 'none' | 'growth_rate' | 'queue_size', required
      - `strategy_threshold` integer, nullable, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `relationships` object
      - `instance` object
        - `data` InstanceResourceIdentifier, required
          - `type` 'instances', required
          - `id` string, required
  - `links` object, required
    - `first` string
    - `last` string
    - `prev` string
    - `next` string
  - `meta` object, required
    - `current_page` integer, required
    - `from` integer, nullable, required
    - `last_page` integer, required
    - `links` object[], required: Generated paginator links.
      - `url` string, nullable, required
      - `label` string, required
      - `active` boolean, required
    - `path` string, nullable, required: Base path for paginator generated URLs.
    - `per_page` integer, required: Number of items shown per page.
    - `to` integer, nullable, required: Number of the last item in the slice.
    - `total` integer, required: Total number of items being paginated.
  - `included` InstanceResource[]
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` 'instances', required
    - `attributes` object
      - `name` string, required
      - `type` 'app' | 'service' | 'queue' | 'managed_queue', required
      - `size` 'flex-512mb' | 'flex-1gb' | 'flex-2gb' | 'flex.c-1vcpu-256mb' | 'flex.g-1vcpu-512mb' | 'flex.m-1vcpu-1gb' | 'flex.c-2vcpu-512mb' | 'flex.g-2vcpu-1gb' | 'flex.m-2vcpu-2gb' | 'flex.c-4vcpu-1gb' | 'flex.g-4vcpu-2gb' | 'flex.m-4vcpu-4gb' | 'flex.c-8vcpu-2gb' | 'flex.g-8vcpu-4gb' | 'flex.m-8vcpu-8gb' | 'pro.c-1vcpu-1gb' | 'pro.g-1vcpu-2gb' | 'pro.m-1vcpu-4gb' | 'pro.c-2vcpu-2gb' | 'pro.g-2vcpu-4gb' | 'pro.m-2vcpu-8gb' | 'pro.c-4vcpu-4gb' | 'pro.g-4vcpu-8gb' | 'pro.m-4vcpu-16gb' | 'pro.c-8vcpu-8gb' | 'pro.g-8vcpu-16gb' | 'pro.m-8vcpu-32gb' | 'dedicated.c-0.25vcpu-512mb' | 'dedicated.c-0.5vcpu-1gb' | 'dedicated.c-1vcpu-2gb' | 'dedicated.g-1vcpu-4gb' | 'dedicated.m-1vcpu-8gb' | 'dedicated.c-2vcpu-4gb' | 'dedicated.g-2vcpu-8gb' | 'dedicated.m-2vcpu-16gb' | 'dedicated.c-4vcpu-8gb' | 'dedicated.g-4vcpu-16gb' | 'dedicated.m-4vcpu-32gb' | 'dedicated.c-8vcpu-16gb' | 'dedicated.g-8vcpu-32gb' | 'dedicated.m-8vcpu-64gb' | 'mq-pro-256mb' | 'mq-pro-512mb' | 'mq-pro-1gb' | 'mq-pro-2gb' | 'mq-pro-4gb' | 'mq-pro-8gb' | 'mq-dedicated-256mb' | 'mq-dedicated-512mb' | 'mq-dedicated-1gb' | 'mq-dedicated-2gb' | 'mq-dedicated-4gb' | 'mq-dedicated-8gb' | 'mq-dedicated-16gb' | 'mq.flex.256mb' | 'mq.flex.512mb' | 'mq.flex.1gb' | 'mq.flex.2gb' | 'mq.pro.256mb' | 'mq.pro.512mb' | 'mq.pro.1gb' | 'mq.pro.2gb' | 'mq.pro.4gb' | 'mq.pro.8gb' | 'mq.dedicated.flex.256mb' | 'mq.dedicated.flex.512mb' | 'mq.dedicated.flex.1gb' | 'mq.dedicated.flex.2gb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.256mb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.512mb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.1gb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.2gb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.4gb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.8gb' | 'mq.dedicated.pro.16gb', required
      - `scaling_type` 'none' | 'custom' | 'auto', required
      - `min_replicas` integer, required
      - `max_replicas` integer, required
      - `queue_status` 'creating' | 'updating' | 'available' | 'deleting' | 'deleted' | 'unknown', required
      - `paused` boolean, nullable, required: Whether the managed queue is currently paused. Null for non-queue instances.
      - `retire_at` string, nullable, required: When the instance is scheduled to be retired because its size is being discontinued.
      - `retired_at` string, nullable, required: When the instance was retired because its size is no longer supported. Retired instances stop processing jobs until you upgrade.
      - `is_default` boolean, nullable, required: Whether this is the environment's default managed queue. Null for non-queue instances.
      - `visibility_timeout` integer, nullable, required: How long, in seconds (0–43200), a received job stays hidden from other workers before it becomes available again. Null for non-queue instances.
      - `polling_interval` integer, nullable, required: How often, in seconds (1–60), the queue is polled for new jobs. Null for non-queue instances.
      - `shutdown_timeout` integer, nullable, required
      - `uses_scheduler` boolean, required
      - `sleep_with_app` boolean, nullable, required
      - `hibernation_timeout` integer, nullable, required: Minutes of inactivity before the app hibernates. Null when hibernation is off, and for non-app instances.
      - `uses_octane` boolean, nullable, required: Whether the app is served by Laravel Octane. Null for non-app instances.
      - `uses_inertia_ssr` boolean, nullable, required: Whether the app runs an Inertia SSR server. Null for non-app instances.
      - `probes` object, nullable: Custom health checks for the app's web process, keyed by `startup`, `readiness`, and `liveness`. Unset checks and fields use the platform defaults. A path selects HTTP and a port alone selects TCP. Timing overrides without a path or port keep the default handler. Null when no custom checks are set, and for non-app instances.
        - `startup` object
          - `path` string
          - `port` integer
          - `delay` integer
          - `interval` integer
          - `timeout` integer
          - `tries` integer
        - `readiness` object
          - `path` string
          - `port` integer
          - `delay` integer
          - `interval` integer
          - `timeout` integer
          - `tries` integer
        - `liveness` object
          - `path` string
          - `port` integer
          - `delay` integer
          - `interval` integer
          - `timeout` integer
          - `tries` integer
      - `scaling_cpu_threshold_percentage` integer, nullable, required
      - `scaling_memory_threshold_percentage` integer, nullable, required
      - `created_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `relationships` object
      - `environment` object
        - `data` EnvironmentResourceIdentifier, required
          - `type` 'environments', required
          - `id` string, required
      - `backgroundProcesses` object
        - `data` BackgroundProcessResourceIdentifier[], required
          - `type` 'background_processes', required
          - `id` string, required
      - `scheduledCommands` object
        - `data` ScheduledCommandResourceIdentifier[], required
          - `type` 'scheduled_commands', required
          - `id` string, required

## Other responses

- `403`: Authorization error
- `404`: Not found

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