> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nova.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# request_timeout

> The request timed out before it completed.

| Status | Type |
| - | - |
| `408` | `request_timeout_error` |

The request didn't finish in time.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The Nova API doesn't return this code today. It is reserved so clients can
> handle it when it does.

## How to fix

Retry with backoff.

This response isn't stored for an `Idempotency-Key`, so a retry with the same
key runs the operation again.


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