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A request with this Idempotency-Key is still in progress (idempotency_in_progress)

What the GetItDone API problem code idempotency_in_progress (HTTP 409) means, what causes it, and how to fix it.

What it means

A request with this Idempotency-Key is still executing — the retry raced the original.

Likely causes

  • A retry fired before the first request finished.

How to fix

  • Wait briefly and retry with the same key — the stored result replays once the first call completes.
  • Use a short exponential backoff on retries.

Example problem+json

{
    "type": "https://nowgetitdone.com/docs/api/problems/idempotency-in-progress",
    "title": "A request with this Idempotency-Key is still in progress",
    "status": 409,
    "code": "idempotency_in_progress",
    "request_id": "req_a1b2c3d4"
}

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