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

# Retry

> Review retry settings and why invalid model IDs cannot reliably exercise the retry path.

<Warning>
  This example assumes an invalid model ID triggers the configured retries. Invalid-model responses commonly use terminal 400 or 404 statuses, which Agno does not retry. Do not run this source as a retry test.
</Warning>

```python retry.py theme={null}
"""Example demonstrating how to set up retries with xAI."""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.xai import xAI

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# We will use a deliberately wrong model ID, to trigger retries.
wrong_model_id = "grok-wrong-id"

agent = Agent(
    model=xAI(
        id=wrong_model_id,
        retries=3,  # Number of times to retry the request.
        delay_between_retries=1,  # Delay between retries in seconds.
        exponential_backoff=True,  # If True, the delay between retries is doubled each time.
    ),
)

agent.print_response("What is the capital of France?")

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pass
```

## Current Alternative

Configure `retries`, `delay_between_retries`, and `exponential_backoff` as shown in [Retry Model Requests](/models/overview#retry-model-requests). Test the retry path with a controlled transient 429, connection failure, or 5xx response.

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/xai/retry.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/xai/retry.py)