Retry Guidelines

When API calls or async operations fail, following proper retry patterns ensures your integration is resilient without risking account safety.

When to Retry

Error Type	Retry?	Strategy
429 Too Many Requests	✅ Yes	Retry after some time
500 Internal Server Error	✅ Yes	Exponential backoff
PROXY_ERROR	✅ Yes	Retry after checking proxy status
SESSION_EXPIRED	✅ Yes	Re-authenticate, then retry
WRONG_PASSWORD	❌ No	Fix credentials
ACCOUNT_RESTRICTED	❌ No	Account needs manual attention
CANT_RESEND_YET	⏳ Wait	Cannot re-invite the same person within two weeks
QUEUE_TIMEOUT_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED	✅ Yes	Re-submit the request; reduce queue pressure by spreading workload
SKIPPED_INACTIVE	✅ Yes	Re-authenticate linkedin account and Re-submit the request

Exponential Backoff

For transient errors, use exponential backoff with jitter:

async function retryWithBackoff(fn, maxRetries = 5) {
  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++) {
    try {
      return await fn();
    } catch (error) {
      if (attempt === maxRetries - 1) throw error;

      // Don't retry client errors (except 429)
      if (error.status >= 400 && error.status < 500 && error.status !== 429) {
        throw error;
      }

      const delay = Math.min(1000 * Math.pow(2, attempt), 30000);
      const jitter = delay * (0.5 + Math.random() * 0.5);
      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, jitter));
    }
  }
}

Rate Limit Handling

When you receive a 429 response:

1. Stop sending requests for that account immediately
2. Queue any pending requests
3. Resume after the wait period

warning

Never retry immediately after a 429. Doing so may compound the rate limit issue and could trigger LinkedIn safety flags.