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Definition
Jitter is the small randomisation you add on top of exponential backoff. Without it, a fleet of clients that failed simultaneously retries in perfect lockstep, hammering a recovering service at each interval. A random offset spreads the retries out. Always jitter your API retries and rate-limit recovery.
Frequently asked questions
How much jitter?
A common approach is "full jitter": wait a random time between zero and the current backoff ceiling. Even a small random component prevents synchronised retry storms.
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