[role="xpack"]
[testenv="basic"]
[[ilm-retry-policy]]
=== Retry Policy Execution API
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<titleabbrev>Retry Policy Execution</titleabbrev>
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Retry executing the policy for an index which has errored.

==== Request

`POST <index>/_ilm/retry`

==== Description

This API will re-run a policy is currently in the ERROR step. It will set the
policy back to the step where the error occurred and attempt to re-execute it.
Information on whether an index is in the ERROR step can be obtained from the 
<<ilm-explain, ILM Explain API>>

==== Path Parameters

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

==== Request Parameters

`timeout`::
  (time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for the completion of the 
  retry operation. When this period of time elapses, the API fails and returns
  an error. The default value is `30s`. For more information about time units, 
  see <<time-units>>.

`master_timeout`::
  (time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for the connection with master.
  When this period of time elapses, the API fails and returns an error.
  The default value is `30s`. For more information about time units, see <<time-units>>.


==== Examples

The following example retries the policy for index `my_index`.

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POST my_index/_ilm/retry
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// NOTCONSOLE

If the request does not encounter errors, you receive the following result:

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{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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// NOTCONSOLE