Why does my agent retry when the elevenlabs api is...
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red-accountant-48215
08/04/2025, 9:26 PMWhy does my agent retry when the elevenlabs api is returning a 403?
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tall-airline-16756
08/04/2025, 9:26 PMThanks for reaching out, John. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
tall-airline-16756
08/04/2025, 9:26 PMAn agent should not retry when the ElevenLabs API returns a 403 error. This is because 4xx errors, including 403, are categorized as non-retryable errors. The system is designed to immediately fail without attempting retries in such cases.
Sources: livekit-agents/livekit/agents/llm/llm.py
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red-accountant-48215
08/04/2025, 9:27 PMit doesn't it retries
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tall-airline-16756
08/04/2025, 9:28 PMHey there! If you’re seeing the agent retrying on a 403 error from the ElevenLabs API, it might be because the retry settings are a bit off or there’s some custom logic that’s overriding the usual behavior. Normally, 4xx errors like 403 are considered non-retryable, so the system shouldn’t be trying again.
Here’s what you can do to fix this:
• Take a look at the
APIConnectOptionsmax_retryretryable=False