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warning: DO NOT CHANGE THIS MANUALLY, THIS IS GENERATED BY https://github.com/duckdb/community-extensions repository, check README there
title: httpfs_timeout_retry
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  Add per-operation timeout and retry for httpfs extension

extension:
  name: httpfs_timeout_retry
  description: Add per-operation timeout and retry for httpfs extension
  version: 0.2.0
  language: C++
  build: cmake
  license: MIT
  excluded_platforms: "wasm_mvp;wasm_eh;wasm_threads;windows_amd64_rtools;windows_amd64;windows_amd64_mingw"
  maintainers:
    - dentiny

repo:
  github: dentiny/duckdb-httpfs-timeout-retry
  andium: d4b8b9dee28a6b36fe5eea8be3dddb8470ccd613
  ref: 39408501afde61b6257b9f610fbf2f523e90e6e1

docs:
  hello_world: |
    SET httpfs_timeout_file_operation_ms = 30000;      -- 30 seconds
    SET httpfs_timeout_list_ms = 60000;      -- 60 seconds
    SET httpfs_timeout_delete_ms = 30000;    -- 30 seconds
    SET httpfs_timeout_stat_ms = 10000;      -- 10 seconds
    SET httpfs_timeout_create_dir_ms = 20000; -- 20 seconds
    SET http_timeout = 30000;  -- This will be used for operations without per-operation settings

    SET httpfs_retries_file_operation = 3;  -- applies to open, read, and write operations
    SET httpfs_retries_list = 3;
    SET httpfs_retries_delete = 2;
    SET httpfs_retries_stat = 2;
    SET httpfs_retries_create_dir = 3;
    SET http_retries = 3;  -- This will be used for operations without per-operation settings

  extended_description: |
    This extension allows per-operation timeout and retry config to DuckDB httpfs extension.
    It supports a few key features:
    - It's 100% compatible to httpfs extension, so users don't need to change any of their code.
    - It supports a few IO operations, like, open/read/write, list, stats, etc.

extension_star_count: 1
extension_star_count_pretty: 1
extension_download_count: 957
extension_download_count_pretty: 957
image: '/images/community_extensions/social_preview/preview_community_extension_httpfs_timeout_retry.png'
layout: community_extension_doc
---
### Compatibility Matrix

This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached [end-of-life](https://duckdb.org/release_calendar), including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.

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| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Linux AMD64 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Linux ARM64 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| macOS AMD64 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| macOS ARM64 | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Windows ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| WebAssembly | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |

### Installing and Loading
```sql
INSTALL {{ page.extension.name }} FROM community;
LOAD {{ page.extension.name }};
```

{% if page.docs.hello_world %}
### Example
```sql
{{ page.docs.hello_world }}```
{% endif %}

{% if page.docs.extended_description %}
### About {{ page.extension.name }}
{{ page.docs.extended_description }}
{% endif %}
### Added Functions

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|         function_name         | function_type |                           description                           | comment |                     examples                     |
|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------|
| clear_httpfs_connection_cache | table         | Clears cached HTTP connections used by the httpfs file systems. | NULL    | [SELECT * FROM clear_httpfs_connection_cache();] |

### Overloaded Functions

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This extension does not add any function overloads.

### Added Types

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This extension does not add any types.

### Added Settings

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|               name               |                           description                           | input_type | scope  | aliases | typed_value |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|---------|-------------|
| httpfs_retries_create_dir        | Maximum number of retries for creating directories              | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_retries_delete            | Maximum number of retries for deleting files                    | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_retries_file_operation    | Maximum number of retries for file operations (open/read/write) | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_retries_list              | Maximum number of retries for listing directories               | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_retries_stat              | Maximum number of retries for stat/metadata operations          | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_timeout_create_dir_ms     | Timeout for creating directories (in milliseconds)              | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_timeout_delete_ms         | Timeout for deleting files (in milliseconds)                    | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_timeout_file_operation_ms | Timeout for file operations (open/read/write) (in milliseconds) | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_timeout_list_ms           | Timeout for listing directories (in milliseconds)               | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| httpfs_timeout_stat_ms           | Timeout for stat/metadata operations (in milliseconds)          | UBIGINT    | GLOBAL | []      | NULL        |
| temp_directory                   | Set the directory to which temporary files are written.         | VARCHAR    | GLOBAL | []      | post.db.tmp |