import requests

import time

import random

def retry_api_call(url, max_retries=3, delay=2, backoff_factor=1.5):

"""

Retries an API call with exponential backoff.

Args:

url (str): The API endpoint URL.

max_retries (int): The maximum number of retry attempts.

delay (int): Initial delay in seconds.

backoff_factor (float): Factor by which the delay increases with each retry.

Returns:

requests.Response: The response object if successful, None otherwise.

"""

for attempt in range(max_retries):

try:

response = requests.get(url) # Or other HTTP method

response.raise_for_status() # Raise HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)

return response # Success!

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:

if attempt == max_retries - 1:

print(f"API call failed after {max_retries} retries: {e}")

return None # Last attempt failed

else:

wait_time = delay * (backoff_factor ** attempt) + random.uniform(0, 0.5) # Exponential backoff with jitter

print(f"Attempt {attempt + 1} failed. Retrying in {wait_time:.2f} seconds...")

time.sleep(wait_time)

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Example Usage (replace with your actual API URL)

api_url = "https://your-internal-api.com/data" # Replace with your API endpoint

response = retry_api_call(api_url)

if response:

print("API call successful!")

print(response.json()) # Or process the response as needed

else:

print("API call failed after multiple retries.")