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How do background jobs ensure idempotency in Rails?
Updated May 24, 2026
Short answer
Idempotency ensures jobs can run multiple times safely.
Deep explanation
Jobs may retry due to failures, so logic must prevent duplicate side effects using unique constraints or checks.
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