The limited retry pattern is a great tool for retrying method calls a limited number of times. In instances where I want to make an API with a limited number of tries. I would have my method look like this:

```ruby limited_retry.rb

def api_call(args) @retries = 0 begin do_api_call(args) rescue ApiError, Timeout @retries += 1 retry if @retries < 5 end end

```

The retry method is really powerful in ruby. If a block is rescued, by calling “retry” it will attempt to run that block again. For example, if your server has a spotty connection, it would make sense to retry an API request twice if it failed to reach the server.

The DefRetry gem by DiegoSalazar can be used to add DSL to your ruby classes that you want to retry a few times.