Retry and recovery

Inspect cascade behavior, capacity, and MID circuit state.

Updated July 29, 2026
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Before you start
  • A router with a published policy
  • One or more configured MIDs

Retry & recovery is the operational view of a router's cascade rules and runtime MID protections. It does not create a second policy; edit and publish behavior in Routing policies.

Review cascade behavior

Select a router and revision

Open Payments → Retry & recovery, select a router, then choose its published policy or saved draft. The page shows each ordered rule, its pool sequence, maximum attempts, and the exact outcomes that allow a cascade.

Inspect MID recovery guards

Review each MID's circuit state, remaining daily capacity, consecutive technical failures, and latest provider signal. Reserved and captured amounts both reduce remaining capacity; the capacity window resets in the MID's configured timezone.

Reset a recovered circuit carefully

An open or half-open circuit keeps new payments away from a technically unhealthy MID. Reset it only after the provider or configuration has recovered. Recurrify requires a reason and makes the MID eligible immediately after the reset.

Safety behavior

  • Cascades follow the active policy's pool order and attempt limit.
  • Only explicitly configured definitive outcomes permit another attempt.
  • Indeterminate responses stop and create reconciliation work.
  • Circuit state and daily capacity are checked during candidate selection.