# \&retry

General Option! ([`&view`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view.md), [`&scene`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md), [`&room`](/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room.md))

## Also controls

* `&retrytimeout` — minimum milliseconds to wait before attempting to recover a lost stream (default 5000ms)

## Options

Examples:

* `&retry=30` (seconds)
* `&retrytimeout=8000` (milliseconds)

| Parameter       | Value           | Description                                         |
| --------------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `&retry`        | Integer seconds | Periodically re-queries streams and refreshes state |
| `&retrytimeout` | Integer ms      | Min wait before trying to recover a lost stream     |

## Details

* `&retry` schedules a periodic maintenance task that refreshes stream state (e.g., every N seconds). Lower bounds may be clamped (min \~10s internally).
* `&retrytimeout` sets how long VDO.Ninja waits before proactively trying to recover a missing stream. Minimum enforced is 5000ms.
* Useful for long-running overlays and multi-view pages where a guest might temporarily disconnect.

## Related

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[\&waitimage](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-waitimage.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/zGrl2B1uV4Vm3OkTolja" %}
[\&autorecover](/advanced-settings/settings-parameters/and-autorecover.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/RXoyUCs4znWVHC6X5eLP" %}
[\&p2pfailtimeout](/advanced-settings/settings-parameters/and-p2pfailtimeout.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/s4ILE7K1hy7D0daOiMMC" %}
[\&peerrecoversteps](/advanced-settings/settings-parameters/and-peerrecoversteps.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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