Dictionary term
Retry / Error Handling
Also called error handling
Automation PlatformsIntermediate
Logic that detects failed steps and decides whether to retry, route to an error path, or stop, so automations fail gracefully.
In plain English
Error handling is what an automation does when a step fails: try again, take a backup path, or stop and alert someone.
Analogy
Like a delivery service that re-attempts a drop-off and leaves a note instead of just giving up.
Why it matters
Robust retry and error handling keeps automations reliable against transient API failures and rate limits.
In practice
A Make error handler retries a failed HTTP call three times before logging the error.
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