How can I change the timeout or retry settings on a Node?
You can easily change the time-to-timout and amount of retries.
Sometimes, when a node relies on an external service (like Facebook, Google or others) and a lot of data needs to be processed, a node can run into a timeout.
In another case, an external service might not respond in time and we want to retry our call to the service a few times, so that our automation can continue to run.
The standard settings of Kitchn nodes is to wait 120 seconds before timeout and to retry 6 times before aborting the automation.
If these settings are not enough for your use-case, you can simply adjust them in the Node settings.
Example & How-To
Let’s take the following example. We are using the Append Google Spreadsheet Rows to append data to a spreadsheet. To change the time-to-timeout or amount of retries, simply click on the Node and then hit the pencil icon to edit the node’s settings.
Next, switch to the Settings tab, where you will find the settings for Max Job Retries and Timeout.
You can adjust these settings individually and then hit Save. Just note the maximum amount of retries that can be set is 6 (the default setting) and the maximum time-to-timeout is 600 seconds.