# Can't run command in background with Machines API exec

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/cant-run-command-in-background-with-machines-api-exec/24101>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** machines, login-only\
**Created:** [March 3, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/cant-run-command-in-background-with-machines-api-exec/24101 "2025-03-03T21:39:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![halfer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@halfer](https://community.fly.io/u/halfer)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/cant-run-command-in-background-with-machines-api-exec/24101/13 "2025-03-05T18:46:17Z")

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No, I’m just a customer. There’s [support information here](https://community.fly.io/t/fly-io-support-community-vs-email-read-this-first/9962), though it looks like staff hereabouts are pretty flexible about diving into anything. I can’t speak for them though 🤪

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