ansible/ansible · error · Exception

Retry limit exceeded: %d

Error message

Retry limit exceeded: %d

What it means

Error "Retry limit exceeded: %d" thrown in ansible/ansible.

Source

Thrown at lib/ansible/module_utils/api.py:109

            ret = f(*args, **kwargs)
            return ret

        return ratelimited
    return wrapper


def retry(retries=None, retry_pause=1):
    """Retry decorator"""
    def wrapper(f):

        def retried(*args, **kwargs):
            retry_count = 0
            if retries is not None:
                ret = None
                while True:
                    retry_count += 1
                    if retry_count >= retries:
                        raise Exception("Retry limit exceeded: %d" % retries)
                    try:
                        ret = f(*args, **kwargs)
                    except Exception:
                        pass
                    if ret:
                        break
                    time.sleep(retry_pause)
                return ret

        return retried
    return wrapper


def generate_jittered_backoff(retries=10, delay_base=3, delay_threshold=60):
    """The "Full Jitter" backoff strategy.

    Ref: https://www.awsarchitectureblog.com/2015/03/backoff.html

View on GitHub (pinned to 9cf16a4aca)

Solutions

1. Increase the retry limit or fix the underlying repeated failure.
2. Check connectivity or service availability causing retries.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/ansible/module_utils/api.py:109 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ansible/ansible@9cf16a4aca (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4c7fdab2ddfcbf8a. Report an issue: GitHub.