HTTP Client Tips & Tricks

In this final lesson of the course, we will have a "rapid fire" style list of various techniques, less-known syntax options and methods of Laravel HTTP Client. Let's go!

Section 1/4. Smart Retry Tips

Tip 1. Basic retry with exponential backoff

// Retry API calls with increasing delays (100ms, 200ms, 400ms)
$response = Http::retry(3, 100, function ($exception, $request) {
    // Only retry on server errors or network issues
    return $exception instanceof ConnectionException ||
           ($exception instanceof RequestException && $exception->response->serverError());
})->get('https://api.unstable-service.com/data');

Tip 2. Custom retry logic for specific error codes

// Retry only on specific HTTP status codes
$response = Http::retry(3, 1000, function ($exception, $request) {
    if ($exception instanceof RequestException) {
        $status = $exception->response->status();
        // Retry on rate limiting (429) or server errors (5xx)
        return $status === 429 || $status >= 500;
    }
    return false;
})->post('https://api.github.com/user/repos', $repoData);

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