diff --git a/server/openapi.json b/server/openapi.json
index 80e014af0..22aa18d59 100644
--- a/server/openapi.json
+++ b/server/openapi.json
@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@
                 },
                 "type": "object"
             },
+            "BackgroundTaskStatus": {
+                "enum": [
+                    "running"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+            },
+            "BackgroundTaskType": {
+                "enum": [
+                    "endpoint.recover"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+            },
             "DashboardAccessOut": {
                 "properties": {
                     "token": {
@@ -1980,6 +1992,25 @@
                 ],
                 "type": "object"
             },
+            "RecoverOut": {
+                "properties": {
+                    "id": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "status": {
+                        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BackgroundTaskStatus"
+                    },
+                    "task": {
+                        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/BackgroundTaskType"
+                    }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                    "id",
+                    "status",
+                    "task"
+                ],
+                "type": "object"
+            },
             "StatusCodeClass": {
                 "description": "The different classes of HTTP status codes:\n- CodeNone = 0\n- Code1xx = 100\n- Code2xx = 200\n- Code3xx = 300\n- Code4xx = 400\n- Code5xx = 500",
                 "enum": [
@@ -4402,7 +4433,14 @@
                 },
                 "responses": {
                     "202": {
-                        "description": "no content"
+                        "content": {
+                            "application/json": {
+                                "schema": {
+                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RecoverOut"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "description": ""
                     },
                     "401": {
                         "content": {
diff --git a/server/svix-server/src/core/types/mod.rs b/server/svix-server/src/core/types/mod.rs
index ddd8339b3..62acf2165 100644
--- a/server/svix-server/src/core/types/mod.rs
+++ b/server/svix-server/src/core/types/mod.rs
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ create_id_type!(
 );
 create_id_type!(MessageEndpointId, "msgep_");
 create_id_type!(EventTypeId, "evtype_");
+create_id_type!(QueueBackgroundTaskId, "qtask_");
 
 create_all_id_types!(ApplicationId, ApplicationUid, ApplicationIdOrUid, "app_");
 create_all_id_types!(EndpointId, EndpointUid, EndpointIdOrUid, "ep_");
diff --git a/server/svix-server/src/v1/endpoints/endpoint/recovery.rs b/server/svix-server/src/v1/endpoints/endpoint/recovery.rs
index b8d053007..5ae08c46b 100644
--- a/server/svix-server/src/v1/endpoints/endpoint/recovery.rs
+++ b/server/svix-server/src/v1/endpoints/endpoint/recovery.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 use axum::extract::{Path, State};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use sea_orm::{entity::prelude::*, QueryOrder, QuerySelect};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use svix_server_derive::aide_annotate;
 
 use super::RecoverIn;
 use crate::{
     core::{
         permissions,
-        types::{BaseId, MessageAttemptTriggerType, MessageEndpointId, MessageStatus},
+        types::{
+            BaseId, MessageAttemptTriggerType, MessageEndpointId, MessageStatus,
+            QueueBackgroundTaskId,
+        },
     },
     db::models::{application, endpoint, messagedestination},
     error::{HttpError, Result, ValidationErrorItem},
     queue::{MessageTask, TaskQueueProducer},
-    v1::utils::{ApplicationEndpointPath, NoContentWithCode, ValidatedJson},
+    v1::utils::{ApplicationEndpointPath, JsonStatus, ValidatedJson},
     AppState,
 };
 
@@ -66,6 +71,26 @@ async fn bulk_recover_failed_messages(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum BackgroundTaskStatus {
+    Running,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+pub enum BackgroundTaskType {
+    #[serde(rename = "endpoint.recover")]
+    Recover,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, JsonSchema)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct RecoverOut {
+    id: QueueBackgroundTaskId,
+    status: BackgroundTaskStatus,
+    task: BackgroundTaskType,
+}
+
 /// Resend all failed messages since a given time.
 #[aide_annotate(op_id = "v1.endpoint.recover")]
 pub(super) async fn recover_failed_webhooks(
@@ -75,7 +100,7 @@ pub(super) async fn recover_failed_webhooks(
     Path(ApplicationEndpointPath { endpoint_id, .. }): Path<ApplicationEndpointPath>,
     permissions::Application { app }: permissions::Application,
     ValidatedJson(data): ValidatedJson<RecoverIn>,
-) -> Result<NoContentWithCode<202>> {
+) -> Result<JsonStatus<202, RecoverOut>> {
     // Add five minutes so that people can easily just do `now() - two_weeks` without having to worry about clock sync
     let timeframe = chrono::Duration::days(14);
     let timeframe = timeframe + chrono::Duration::minutes(5);
@@ -100,5 +125,9 @@ pub(super) async fn recover_failed_webhooks(
         async move { bulk_recover_failed_messages(db, queue_tx, app, endp, data.since).await },
     );
 
-    Ok(NoContentWithCode)
+    Ok(JsonStatus(RecoverOut {
+        id: QueueBackgroundTaskId::new(None, None),
+        status: BackgroundTaskStatus::Running,
+        task: BackgroundTaskType::Recover,
+    }))
 }