Add automatic retry with exponential backoff for 429 responses#326
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Add automatic retry with exponential backoff for 429 responses#326
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[WIP] Add automatic retry support for 429 responses
Add automatic retry with exponential backoff for 429 responses
Feb 24, 2026
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Large-scale Twilio API usage frequently encounters 429 rate-limit responses. The Go SDK had no retry mechanism, requiring callers to implement their own backoff logic.
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Client.MaxRetries int— new opt-in field (default0= disabled, backward compatible); set to a positive value to enable automatic retries on 429retryAfterDuration— computes the wait before each retry: honours theRetry-Afterresponse header (numeric seconds and HTTP-date/RFC 7231 formats), falling back to exponential backoff (500 ms → 1 s → 2 s … capped at 64 s)doWithErr— retries the request up toMaxRetriestimes when the server returns HTTP 429, resetting the request body viaGetBodybetween attemptsSendRequest— setsreq.GetBodyon POST/PUT/PATCH and JSON requests so the body can be replayed on retryUsage
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