Webhook Retry Logic: Exponential Backoff Best Practices

Short summary

Webhook retry logic using exponential backoff prevents data loss from transient failures. Delay increases between attempts (1s, 2s, 4s...) with random jitter to prevent overwhelming providers and allow system recovery. Crucially, differentiate between retryable errors (5xx, timeouts, 429) and fatal ones (4xx validation failures) to avoid wasted overhead.

• •Exponential backoff with jitter prevents thundering herd and respects rate limits
• •Distinguish 5xx/timeout/429 errors (retry) from 4xx errors (don't retry)
• •Production-ready config: 1s initial delay, 60s max, 5 attempts, ±10% jitter

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