# Bounded Retry

> A technique for retrying a failed call a limited number of times with growing delays before giving up.

Record: `lexicon:bounded-retry`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-bounded-retry

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Idempotency Key](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/idempotency-key.md) and before [Jitter](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/jitter.md).

## Category

- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/error-handling-resilience.md)

## Refactors

- [Retry Storm](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/retry-storm.md)
- [Fault Tolerance](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/fault-tolerance.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)
- [Error Handling / Resilience](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-error-handling-resilience.md)