# expo-task-manager

> Expo module that provides support for tasks that can run in the background.

Latest version **57.0.19** (published 2026-09-18) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install expo-task-manager
pnpm add expo-task-manager
yarn add expo-task-manager
bun add expo-task-manager
```

## Health

**Score 75/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo; extremely popular.

Warnings: low downloads; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 57.0.19 |
| Published | 2026-09-18 |
| First published | 2018-12-19 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Unpacked size | 271.3 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 52310 |
| Author | 650 Industries, Inc. |
| Maintainers | ide, brentvatne, expoadmin, exponent, bycedric, kudochien, alanhughes, tsapeta, expo-bot, philpl, ccheever, wschurman |
| Keywords | expo, react-native, task-manager, task, background |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/expo-task-manager
- Repository: https://github.com/expo/expo
- Homepage: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/task-manager/
- Issues: https://github.com/expo/expo/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/expo-task-manager

## Dependencies (1)

- [unimodules-app-loader](https://npm.io/package/unimodules-app-loader.md) ~57.0.2

## Recent versions

- 57.0.19 (latest) — 2026-09-18
- 58.0.5 (next) — 2026-09-21
- 58.0.0-canary-20260909-ea7a89a (canary) — 2026-09-09
- 56.0.27 (sdk-56) — 2026-08-28
- 55.0.20 (sdk-55) — 2026-08-25
- 56.0.16-canary-20260701-9100865 (canary-sdk-56) — 2026-07-01
- 55.0.10-canary-20260429-a5e59cf (canary-sdk-55) — 2026-04-29
- 11.8.1 (sdk-51) — 2024-04-23
- 11.7.2 (sdk-50) — 2024-01-26
- 58.0.4 — 2026-09-16
- 58.0.3 — 2026-09-15
- 57.0.18 — 2026-09-15
- 58.0.2 — 2026-09-14
- 58.0.1 — 2026-09-14
- 57.0.17 — 2026-09-11
- … 296 more at https://npm.io/package/expo-task-manager/versions

## README

# expo-task-manager

Expo universal module for TaskManager API.

## API documentation

- [Documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/task-manager/)
- [Documentation for the main branch](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/unversioned/sdk/task-manager/)

## Installation

For [managed](https://docs.expo.dev/archive/managed-vs-bare/) Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the [API documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/task-manager/).

## Installation in bare React Native projects

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have [installed and configured the `expo` package](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/installing-expo-modules/) before continuing.

### Add the package to your npm dependencies

```
npx expo install expo-task-manager
```

#### Configure for Android

No additional set up necessary.

#### Configure for iOS

Run `npx pod-install` after installing the npm package.

To use `TaskManager` API in standalone, detached and bare apps on iOS, your app has to include background mode in the `Info.plist` file. See [background tasks configuration guide](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/task-manager/#configuration-for-standalone-apps) for more details.

# Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please refer to the guidelines described in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/expo/expo#contributing).

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