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32. Idempotency in Workflow Actions
Design actions so repeated executions do not produce duplicate side effects during retries.
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Idempotency in Workflow Actions
Make actions safe to run multiple times so retries don't create duplicates or inconsistent state.
"I retried a failed job and suddenly sent three welcome emails — how do I stop that?"
Idempotency means designing an action so running it repeatedly has the same effect as running it once, preventing duplicate side effects when retries occur.
"I retried a failed job and suddenly sent three welcome emails — how do I stop that?"
Idempotency means designing an action so running it repeatedly has the same effect as running it once, preventing duplicate side effects when retries occur.