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Retry

Definition

Pattern that retries a failed call with delay (e.g. exponential backoff) for transient failures.

As defined in the knowledge graph

Mechanism to reattempt failed service calls. — From: API Gateway vs BFF: When to Use Which
Reattempt failed calls with backoff. — From: Azure Microservices Architecture Best Practices
Logic Apps and Durable handle retry and state automatically. — From: Azure Serverless: Functions and Logic Apps In-Depth
On deadlock or transient failure; design transaction and retry policy. — From: Database Transactions and Isolation Levels: In-Depth with .NET
Client retries on timeout or failure; idempotency makes retry safe. — From: REST API Versioning and Idempotency: In-Depth with .NET Examples

Related concepts

Client Deadlock Failure Handling Idempotency Idempotency Key Logic Apps Polly Resilience Transient Failure

Articles mentioning this concept

API Gateway vs BFF: When to Use Which Azure Microservices Architecture Best Practices Azure Serverless: Functions and Logic Apps In-Depth Database Transactions and Isolation Levels: In-Depth with .NET Microservices Resilience: Circuit Breaker, Retry, Timeout, Bulkhead, and Fallback REST API Versioning and Idempotency: In-Depth with .NET Examples