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What is the Retry Pattern?
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Short answer
A resiliency pattern that enables an application to handle transient failures when trying to connect to a service or network resource.
Deep explanation
Transient failures (e.g., momentary network loss, database deadlock) resolve themselves quickly. The pattern catches the failure and retries the operation. It must include limits (max retries) and backoff strategies (exponential backoff) to avoid overwhelming the failing service.
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