## Using `BackgroundTasks`

First, import `BackgroundTasks` and define a parameter in your *path operation function* with a type declaration of `BackgroundTasks`:

```Python hl_lines="1  13"
{!../../../docs_src/background_tasks/tutorial001.py!}
```

**FastAPI** will create the object of type `BackgroundTasks` for you and pass it as that parameter.