Run Long Tasks in the Background, with Retries
Hand off longer tasks to run asynchronously, and let viaSocket retry eligible failures automatically, so temporary errors don’t become lost work.
Reliable work, out of the way
Your product stays responsive while the heavy lifting happens in the background.
Asynchronous runs
Start a long task and carry on; it runs in the background.
Automatic retries
Eligible failed executions are retried to recover from temporary errors.
Resilient to outages
Short outages or rate limits in a connected app do not lose the work.
Status you can check
See whether each task is running, done, or failed.
Replay when needed
If a task still fails, replay it once the cause is fixed.
No workers to manage
No background job system to build or keep running.
How it works
Start the task
Your product or agent starts a longer task and returns right away.
It runs in the background
viaSocket runs it asynchronously and retries eligible failures.
Check the outcome
See the result and status of every run in the logs.
What teams run in the background
Bulk syncs
Move large batches of records between your product and customers’ apps.
Multi-step agent tasks
Let agents work through longer jobs without holding a request open.
Report generation
Collect data from several apps and build a report while the user carries on.
FAQs about Background Execution & Retries
Does viaSocket support background execution?
Yes. Longer tasks can run asynchronously in the background.
Are failed executions retried?
Yes. Eligible failed executions are automatically retried to recover from temporary errors.
Which failures are retried?
Retries cover eligible failures such as temporary errors; others are logged so you can fix the cause and replay them.
How do I know when a task is done?
Each run has a status and logs you can check at any time.
Run long tasks reliably
- Managed auth
- Per-customer connections
- Actions & triggers
- Data mapping
- Monitoring & logs
- Your branding