[role="xpack"]
[testenv="basic"]
[[ilm-retry-policy]]
=== Retry policy execution API
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<titleabbrev>Retry policy</titleabbrev>
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Retry executing the policy for an index that is in the ERROR step.

==== Request

`POST <index>/_ilm/retry`

==== Description

Sets the policy back to the step where the error occurred and executes the step.
Use the <<ilm-explain-lifecycle, ILM Explain API>> to determine if an index is in the ERROR
step.

==== Path Parameters

`index` (required)::
  (string) Identifier for the indices to retry in comma-separated format.

==== Request Parameters

include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]

==== Authorization

You must have the `manage_ilm` privileges on the indices being managed to use this API.
For more information, see <<security-privileges>>.

==== Examples

The following example retries the policy for `my_index`.

[source,js]
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POST my_index/_ilm/retry
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// NOTCONSOLE

If the request succeeds, you receive the following result:

[source,js]
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{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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// NOTCONSOLE