> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.useparagon.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Auto Retries

> Automatically retry failed step executions.

> [!TIP]
>
> ✨ This feature is included in the [Business
> Plan](https://www.useparagon.com/pricing) and above. [View
> pricing](https://useparagon.com/pricing).

## Overview

When auto-retry is enabled on a step, the step automatically retries if the step execution fails. This is useful for ensuring your workflows run successfully when encountering intermittent errors, such as API rate limits.

Auto-retry is available on the following step types:

* [Integrations](https://docs.useparagon.com/automate/resources/integrations-catalog) (e.g. MySQL, Slack, Google Sheets)

* [Request](https://docs.useparagon.com/automate/building-workflows/making-api-requests)

* [Function](https://docs.useparagon.com/automate/building-workflows/functions)

If a step with auto-retry enabled fails, Paragon will perform several retries, waiting after each failed execution before performing the next attempt. The timing of retry attempts is as follows:

* **1st retry:** around `10 seconds` after initial attempt

* **2nd retry:** around `20 seconds` after 1st retry

* **3rd retry:** around `30 seconds` after 2nd retry

* **4th retry:** around `50 seconds` after 3rd retry

* **5th retry:** around `80 seconds` after 4th retry

To enable auto-retry for a step, click on the step, scroll to the bottom of the sidebar, and toggle auto-retry.

![](https://mintcdn.com/paragon/jCM_Y_j0HttScr1R/assets/Enabling%20Auto%20Retries%20in%20a%20Paragon%20workflow.gif?s=0c3405f64ec1005c4bdb4fe3ed0e2912)

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Note:** Enabling auto-retry only retries the **specific step**, not your
> entire workflow.

## How Auto-Retry works

**Deployed Workflows:** Paragon attempts to run your step **up to five times** with an exponential back off. Retried steps appear as "Running" in [Task History](https://docs.useparagon.com/automate/building-workflows/viewing-task-history).

**Test Workflow** or **Test Step:** Paragon does not retry step executions.

While auto-retry is enabled, no error emails for the workflow will be sent during the auto-retry window. If Paragon fails to retry the step after the last attempt, we will send you an email indicating the error, and workflow execution in your [Task History](https://docs.useparagon.com/automate/building-workflows/viewing-task-history).