Background and Scheduled API Routes for Next.js allow developers to build, deploy, preview, and instantly rollback API routes as background and scheduled functions right alongside other serverless functions, all maintained in the same Git repo as frontend code. This new capability is implemented through Netlify's unique Next.js Runtime, enabling developers to use scheduled and background API routes without relying on third-party services or writing scaffolding code. With this feature, developers can now handle tasks such as batch processing, web scraping, media processing, and intensive computation in the background, eliminating the need for external services or workarounds that increase complexity and cost.