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# background_workers

# `prefect.server.api.background_workers`

## Functions

### `background_worker` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/server/api/background_workers.py#L60" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
background_worker(docket: Docket, ephemeral: bool = False, webserver_only: bool = False) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]
```