idempotency_ key_ in_ progress
Another request with the same Idempotency-Key is still being processed.
On this page
HTTP status: 409 Conflict. Retrying the same request can succeed.
Why it happens
- A retry arrived while the first attempt was still running, for example after a client timeout.
What to do
Wait for the number of seconds in the Retry-After header, then retry with the same key. You'll get the first request's result.
Example
The response is application/problem+json. Branch on code, never on title or detail. See errors for the format.
{
"type": "https://docs.nowgate.io/errors/idempotency_key_in_progress",
"title": "Conflict",
"status": 409,
"detail": "What exactly was wrong, in a sentence.",
"instance": "/v1/payments",
"code": "idempotency_key_in_progress",
"request_id": "req_01jc3xb1n6f0q2w8e4r7t5y9v3"
}