It is just a standard function that can receive parameters.

It can be an `async def` or normal `def` function, **FastAPI** will know how to handle it correctly.

In this case, the task function will write to a file (simulating sending an email).

And as the write operation doesn't use `async` and `await`, we define the function with normal `def`:

{* ../../docs_src/background_tasks/tutorial001.py hl[6:9] *}

## Add the background task

from typing import Annotated

from fastapi import FastAPI, Query

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(q: Annotated[str, Query(min_length=3)] = "fixedquery"):
    results = {"items": [{"item_id": "Foo"}, {"item_id": "Bar"}]}
    if q:
        results.update({"q": q})

from fastapi import FastAPI, Query

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(
    q: str | None = Query(default=None, title="Query string", min_length=3),
):
    results = {"items": [{"item_id": "Foo"}, {"item_id": "Bar"}]}
    if q:
        results.update({"q": q})

from typing import Annotated

from fastapi import FastAPI, Query

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(q: Annotated[str | None, Query(max_length=50)] = None):
    results = {"items": [{"item_id": "Foo"}, {"item_id": "Bar"}]}
    if q:
        results.update({"q": q})

class Settings(BaseSettings):
    app_name: str = "Awesome API"
    admin_email: str
    items_per_user: int = 50


settings = Settings()
app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/info")
async def info():
    return {
        "app_name": settings.app_name,
        "admin_email": settings.admin_email,
        "items_per_user": settings.items_per_user,

from typing import Union

from fastapi import FastAPI

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/items/{item_id}")
async def read_user_item(
    item_id: str, needy: str, skip: int = 0, limit: Union[int, None] = None
):
    item = {"item_id": item_id, "needy": needy, "skip": skip, "limit": limit}

class CommonHeaders(BaseModel):
    host: str
    save_data: bool
    if_modified_since: str | None = None
    traceparent: str | None = None
    x_tag: list[str] = []


@app.get("/items/")
async def read_items(headers: CommonHeaders = Header()):

from fastapi import FastAPI, Path

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/items/{item_id}")
async def read_items(
    *, item_id: int = Path(title="The ID of the item to get", ge=1), q: str
):
    results = {"item_id": item_id}
    if q:
        results.update({"q": q})

    assertThat(response1.body.source().readUtf8(3)).isEqualTo("ABC")
    assertThat(response2.body.source().readUtf8(3)).isEqualTo("GHI")
    assertThat(response1.body.source().readUtf8(3)).isEqualTo("DEF")
    assertThat(response2.body.source().readUtf8(3)).isEqualTo("JKL")
    assertThat(server.takeRequest().sequenceNumber).isEqualTo(0)
    assertThat(server.takeRequest().sequenceNumber).isEqualTo(1)
    response1.close()

# Test required and embedded body parameters with no bodies sent
def test_post_body_example():
    response = client.put(
        "/items/5",
        json={
            "name": "Foo",
            "description": "A very nice Item",
            "price": 35.4,
            "tax": 3.2,
        },
    )
    assert response.status_code == 200


def test_openapi_schema():
    response = client.get("/openapi.json")