# Scrapy Cloud jobs

A job is the execution of a Scrapy spider or a Python script in Scrapy Cloud.

## Running a job

For information about running a job, see:

- [Running a Scrapy spider](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200667-running-a-scrapy-spider)
  > [!TIP]
  > [Starting a job through the API](../reference/http/jobs.md#api-jobs-run) allows
  > defining [Scrapy setting](https://scrapy-poet.readthedocs.io/en/stable/settings.html) overrides for the job.
- [Managing your jobs in the Jobs Dashboard](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200452-managing-your-jobs-in-the-jobs-dashboard)
- [Understanding Job Outcomes](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200413-understanding-job-outcomes)
- [Deploy Project and run Spiders with settings of different environments](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000236412-deploy-project-and-run-spiders-with-settings-of-different-environments)
- [Sharing data between spiders](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200420-sharing-data-between-spiders)
- [What are the differences between running a spider locally and on Scrapy Cloud?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200426-what-are-the-differences-between-running-a-spider-locally-and-on-scrapy-cloud-)
- [Can I run the same spider in parallel?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000232777-can-i-run-the-same-spider-in-parallel-)
- [Starting jobs programmatically (HTTP API or Python)](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200394-running-custom-python-scripts)
- [Can I use an HTTP cache on Scrapy Cloud?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000201056-can-i-use-an-http-cache-on-scrapy-cloud-)
- [Why do I get “Rejected message because it was too big” error?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000218173-why-do-i-get-rejected-message-because-it-was-too-big-error-)
- [I clicked on STOP button but spider not stopped.](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000222482-i-clicked-on-stop-button-but-spider-not-stopped-)

## Monitoring jobs

For information about monitoring jobs, see:

- [Getting Notifications on Certain Events](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200451-getting-notifications-on-certain-events)
- [Inspecting your spider’s runtime environment with the Job Console](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200427-inspecting-your-spider-s-runtime-environment-with-the-job-console)

## Scheduling periodic jobs

For information about scheduling periodic jobs, see:

- [Scheduling Periodic Jobs](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000200419-scheduling-periodic-jobs)
- [Is it possible to schedule jobs to run sequentially?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000244891-is-it-possible-to-schedule-jobs-to-run-sequentially-)
- [How Can I Set a Number of Scrapy Cloud Units to Use for a Periodic Job?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000256286-how-can-i-set-a-number-of-scrapy-cloud-units-to-use-for-a-periodic-job-)
- [Can I Configure My Periodic Job To Run a Spider Every Minute?](https://support.zyte.com/support/solutions/articles/22000261680-can-i-configure-my-periodic-job-to-run-a-spider-every-minute-)

## See also

- [Scrapy Cloud job items](../items/index.md#sc-items)