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# XblContextSettingsSetHttpRetryDelay

> XblContextSettingsSetHttpRetryDelay

# XblContextSettingsSetHttpRetryDelay

Sets the HTTP retry delay in seconds.

## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT XblContextSettingsSetHttpRetryDelay(  
         XblContextHandle context,  
         uint32_t delayInSeconds  
)  
```

### Parameters

*context*   \_In\_\
Type: [XblContextHandle](/reference/live/xsapi-c/types_c/handles/xblcontexthandle)

XBOX live context that the settings are associated with.

*delayInSeconds*   \_In\_\
Type: uint32\_t

The retry delay in seconds. Retries are delayed using an exponential back off. By default, it will delay 2 seconds then the next retry will delay 4 seconds, then 8 seconds, and so on up to a max of 1 min until either the call succeeds or the http\_timeout\_window is reached, at which point the call will fail. The delay is also jittered between the current and next delay to spread out service load. The default for http\_timeout\_window is 20 seconds and can be changed using XblContextSettingsSetHttpTimeoutWindow.

### Return value

Type: HRESULT

HRESULT return code for this API operation.

## Remarks

If the service returns an HTTP error with a "Retry-After" header, then all future calls to that API will immediately fail with the original error without contacting the service until the "Retry-After" time has been reached. <br /> Idempotent service calls are retried when a network error occurs or the server responds with one of these HTTP status codes:<br /> 408 (Request Timeout)<br /> 429 (Too Many Requests)<br /> 500 (Internal Server Error)<br /> 502 (Bad Gateway)<br /> 503 (Service Unavailable)<br /> 504 (Gateway Timeout)<br />

## Requirements

**Header:** xbox\_live\_context\_settings\_c.h

**Library:** Microsoft.Xbox.Services.14x.GDK.C.lib

## See also

[xbox\_live\_context\_settings\_c](/reference/live/xsapi-c/xbox_live_context_settings_c/xbox_live_context_settings_c_members)


## Related topics

- [Best practices for calling XBOX services](/services/xbox-services/develop/best-practices/live-best-practices-calling-xbl.md)
- [XblContextSettingsGetHttpRetryDelay](/reference/live/xsapi-c/xbox_live_context_settings_c/functions/xblcontextsettingsgethttpretrydelay.md)
- [XblContextSettingsSetHttpTimeoutWindow](/reference/live/xsapi-c/xbox_live_context_settings_c/functions/xblcontextsettingssethttptimeoutwindow.md)
- [XblContextSettingsSetLongHttpTimeout](/reference/live/xsapi-c/xbox_live_context_settings_c/functions/xblcontextsettingssetlonghttptimeout.md)
- [HCHttpCallRequestSetRetryDelay](/reference/live/httpclient/httpclient/functions/hchttpcallrequestsetretrydelay.md)