errdown errors /
gateway_timeoutGateway timeout
An HTTP error that errdown classifies as gateway_timeout.
- error_name
gateway_timeout- error_category
upstream_unavailable- retryable
true- owner_action_required
false- HTTP status
- 504
What you should do
Wait 5 seconds, then retry with exponential backoff. Stop after a few attempts and report the error if it persists.
Names may carry a source prefix (for example nginx_gateway_timeout); they mean the same thing, produced by that server.