How to configure retries and timeouts when fetching prompts?
By default, the Langfuse SDKs retry failed prompt-fetch operations twice and apply a 20-second timeout. You can override both settings if you need stricter (or more lenient) parameters.
# Number of retries when fetching prompts from the server. Default is 2.
prompt = langfuse.get_prompt("movie-critic", max_retries=3)
# Timeout per call to the Langfuse API in seconds. Default is 20.
prompt = langfuse.get_prompt("movie-critic", fetch_timeout_seconds=3)// Number of retries when fetching prompts from the server. Default is 2.
const promptWithMaxRetries = await langfuse.getPrompt(
"movie-critic",
undefined,
{
maxRetries: 5,
}
);
// Timeout per call to the Langfuse API in milliseconds. Default is 10 seconds.
const promptWithFetchTimeout = await langfuse.getPrompt(
"movie-critic",
undefined,
{
fetchTimeoutMs: 5000,
}
);The examples above demonstrate how to fine-tune reliability parameters for prompt retrieval. Adjust the values to balance resilience and latency according to your application’s requirements.
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