{
  "name": "XBSTACK n8n Error Retry Workflow Template",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "updated_at": "2026-07-29",
  "usage_note": "Review credentials, endpoint, retry policy and error destination before importing into production.",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "id": "manual-trigger",
      "name": "Manual Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [-620, 0]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map((item, index) => ({ json: { ...item.json, request_id: item.json.request_id || `req-${Date.now()}-${index}`, retry_count: Number(item.json.retry_count || 0), max_retries: Number(item.json.max_retries || 3) } }));"
      },
      "id": "prepare-request",
      "name": "Prepare Request Context",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [-400, 0]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://example.com/api/replace-me",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            { "name": "Content-Type", "value": "application/json" },
            { "name": "X-Request-ID", "value": "={{ $json.request_id }}" }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "contentType": "raw",
        "rawContentType": "application/json",
        "body": "={{ JSON.stringify($json) }}",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 30000,
          "response": { "response": { "neverError": true, "responseFormat": "json" } }
        }
      },
      "id": "http-request",
      "name": "Call Downstream API",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [-160, 0],
      "continueOnFail": true
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": { "caseSensitive": true, "leftValue": "", "typeValidation": "strict" },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "success-condition",
              "leftValue": "={{ Number($json.statusCode || 0) }}",
              "rightValue": 200,
              "operator": { "type": "number", "operation": "gte" }
            },
            {
              "id": "success-upper-bound",
              "leftValue": "={{ Number($json.statusCode || 0) }}",
              "rightValue": 300,
              "operator": { "type": "number", "operation": "lt" }
            }
          ],
          "combinator": "and"
        }
      },
      "id": "success-check",
      "name": "Request Succeeded?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [80, 0]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map(item => ({ json: { ...item.json, completed_at: new Date().toISOString(), workflow_status: 'success' } }));"
      },
      "id": "success-output",
      "name": "Success Output",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [340, -120]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map(item => { const retryCount = Number(item.json.retry_count || 0) + 1; return { json: { ...item.json, retry_count: retryCount, should_retry: retryCount <= Number(item.json.max_retries || 3), retry_delay_seconds: Math.min(60, Math.pow(2, retryCount) * 2), last_error_at: new Date().toISOString() } }; });"
      },
      "id": "retry-context",
      "name": "Build Retry Context",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [320, 100]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "options": { "caseSensitive": true, "leftValue": "", "typeValidation": "strict" },
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "retry-condition",
              "leftValue": "={{ $json.should_retry }}",
              "rightValue": true,
              "operator": { "type": "boolean", "operation": "true", "singleValue": true }
            }
          ],
          "combinator": "and"
        }
      },
      "id": "retry-check",
      "name": "Retry Allowed?",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 2.2,
      "position": [560, 100]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "amount": "={{ $json.retry_delay_seconds }}",
        "unit": "seconds"
      },
      "id": "wait-retry",
      "name": "Exponential Backoff",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.wait",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [800, 20]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "return items.map(item => ({ json: { ...item.json, workflow_status: 'dead_letter', failed_at: new Date().toISOString(), action_required: 'Send this payload to Slack, email, database, queue or incident system.' } }));"
      },
      "id": "dead-letter",
      "name": "Dead Letter Output",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [800, 200]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Manual Trigger": { "main": [[{ "node": "Prepare Request Context", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Prepare Request Context": { "main": [[{ "node": "Call Downstream API", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Call Downstream API": { "main": [[{ "node": "Request Succeeded?", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Request Succeeded?": {
      "main": [
        [{ "node": "Success Output", "type": "main", "index": 0 }],
        [{ "node": "Build Retry Context", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]
      ]
    },
    "Build Retry Context": { "main": [[{ "node": "Retry Allowed?", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Retry Allowed?": {
      "main": [
        [{ "node": "Exponential Backoff", "type": "main", "index": 0 }],
        [{ "node": "Dead Letter Output", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]
      ]
    },
    "Exponential Backoff": { "main": [[{ "node": "Call Downstream API", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  },
  "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1", "saveManualExecutions": true },
  "active": false,
  "tags": ["xbstack", "retry", "error-handling"]
}