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idempotency_in_progress

HTTP 409. Request in progress

What it means

The first request with this key is still running.

What to do

Wait retry_after seconds, then send the identical request with the same key. You will get the stored result.

Retrying

Wait, then retry the same request with the same Idempotency-Key.

Extra members

  • retry_after: Seconds to wait; mirrors Retry-After.

Example

json
{
  "type": "https://reuseforge.com/docs/api/errors/idempotency_in_progress",
  "title": "Request in progress",
  "status": 409,
  "detail": "A request with this Idempotency-Key is still being processed.",
  "instance": "/api/v1/items/acme/invoice-extractor",
  "code": "idempotency_in_progress",
  "request_id": "req_c4v8n2m6x1z3",
  "retry_after": 2
}

Every error is application/problem+json (RFC 9457). Branch on code, show detail to people and quote request_id when you ask for help. See the error catalogue.