# Bulk retry drops whole BulkResponse if only one BulkItemResponse can not be retried **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 13, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-retry-drops-whole-bulkresponse-if-only-one-bulkitemresponse-can-not-be-retried/272936 "2021-05-13T16:41:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chobicus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chobicus/32/88720_2.png) [@Chobicus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Chobicus)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-retry-drops-whole-bulkresponse-if-only-one-bulkitemresponse-can-not-be-retried/272936/1 "2021-05-13T16:41:04Z")
Hello. Not sure if [canRetry method](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/blob/master/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/bulk/Retry.java#L142-L155) is intended to behave like this. I have an index where sometimes I try to index the document that is already indexed getting `CONFLICT(409)` which is fine and **should not be retried**. Sometimes, when under pressure, ES might respond with `TOO_MANY_REQUESTS(429)` to some of the items in the bulk. These **should be retried**. When the combination of these responses ends up in `BulkResponse` `canRetry` returns false and nothing is retried. I would expect that canRetry is applied to each `BulkItemResponse` and based on that retried or not. Is this intended? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-retry-drops-whole-bulkresponse-if-only-one-bulkitemresponse-can-not-be-retried/272936/2 "2021-06-10T16:41:51Z")
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