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actor_timeout

Synchronous upstream actor work timed out without producing data.

HTTP 504upstream_timeoutRetryable0 credits
HTTP 504error.type = upstream_timeout

How to fix it

Retry with backoff, or expect the request to convert to an async job.

Example response

504 upstream_timeout
// HTTP 504
{
  "error": {
    "type": "upstream_timeout",
    "code": "actor_timeout",
    "message": "Synchronous upstream actor work timed out without producing data.",
    "param": null,
    "requestId": "req_…",
    "creditsCharged": 0,
    "retryable": true,
    "docUrl": "https://scoutingapi.com/docs/errors/actor_timeout"
  }
}

This error is free

Like every ScoutingAPI error, actor_timeout returns creditsCharged: 0. You are never billed for a failed, empty, blocked or not-found call.

See the full error catalog or the response envelope. The canonical URL for this page is https://scoutingapi.com/docs/errors/actor_timeout.