Taskiq + FastAPI: Production Background Jobs in 2026
Trigger async tasks directly from your FastAPI endpoints with full observability.
Example
from fastapi import FastAPI
from taskiq import Taskiq, RedisBroker
app = FastAPI()
broker = RedisBroker("redis://localhost")
task = broker.task
@task
def process_order(order_id: int):
# heavy processing
pass
@app.post("/orders/")
def create_order(order: dict):
order_id = save_order_to_db(order)
process_order.kiq(order_id) # fire and forget
return {"status": "accepted", "order_id": order_id}
Conclusion
This is the standard way to handle background work in FastAPI applications in 2026.