How to avoid 504 when making an API call

Question

I am using the following code to create a request from my node application to call an API.

var options = {
      host: "www.something.com",
      path: "/api/something.php",
      method: "POST"
    };

var request = https.request(options, callback);
request.write(str);
request.end();

Sometimes I am getting a response with Status Code - 504

Will increasing the timeout of the app help?

When I get a response with 504, does it mean the the gateways in between my client and the API server gave up?

Or is the problem with my client?

maybe you could find answer from here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6214902/how-to-set-a-timeout-on-a-http-request-in-node — Boldbayar, Sep 30 '14 at 08:03
Thank You sir. I searched, but didn't find it. Thank You for the link. And Sorry for the duplicate. — rahulroy9202, Sep 30 '14 at 08:04
Hi, did you find any solution to it ? I am also facing the same issue. — Yash, Nov 13 '17 at 05:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 16 '17 at 06:53

Use circuit breaker.

The basic idea behind the circuit breaker is very simple. You wrap a protected function call in a circuit breaker object, which monitors for failures. Once the failures reach a certain threshold, the circuit breaker trips, and all further calls to the circuit breaker return with an error, without the protected call being made at all. Usually you'll also want some kind of monitor alert if the circuit breaker trips. https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CircuitBreaker.html

How to avoid 504 when making an API call

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