# Api Search in Python - how to get bad return code

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-search-in-python-how-to-get-bad-return-code/337686>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-search-in-python-how-to-get-bad-return-code/337686 "2023-07-05T14:43:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![RickT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@RickT](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RickT)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-search-in-python-how-to-get-bad-return-code/337686/1 "2023-07-05T14:43:47Z")

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Hi,  
I'm using the search API running from Python to collect some documents. The request goes well as long as the connection is OK.  
However, when the connection is timeout, the Python script crashes and i can't used any return code !  
How can i do to trap the Api disconnection ?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-search-in-python-how-to-get-bad-return-code/337686/2 "2023-08-02T14:43:49Z")

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