The BackgroundOperation object lets you view the job status for write operations via the API or SOQL. Monitor job progress and related errors in the org, extract statistics, process batch jobs, or see how many errors occur in a specified time period.
When you initiate an Apex method on an external object, a job is scheduled and placed in the background jobs queue. The BackgroundOperation object lets you view the job status for write operations via the API or SOQL.