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Understanding Inbound Webhook Retries in Postmark | Postmark Support Center

Understanding Inbound Webhook Retries in Postmark

This article explains how Postmark handles failed webhook posts for inbound messages and what to expect from our retry system.


💥 What is it?

Postmark’s Inbound Webhook system automatically retries failed webhook posts when your server doesn’t return a 200 OK response.

If all retries fail, the message will appear as an Inbound Error on your Inbound page.


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👋🏽 How retries work

If Postmark doesn’t receive a 200 OK response from your server, we’ll automatically retry sending the webhook.

If we receive a 403 Forbidden response, retries stop immediately.

A total of 10 retries are attempted over roughly 10.5 hours, with increasing intervals between each attempt:

Retry Interval Time After Initial Attempt
1st retry 1 minute
2nd retry 5 minutes
3rd–5th retries every 10 minutes
6th retry 15 minutes
7th retry 30 minutes
8th retry 1 hour
9th retry 2 hours
10th retry 6 hours

After all retries are exhausted, the message will be marked as Inbound Error.


ā—ļøImportant notes

  • The retry schedule cannot currently be customized.

  • If your webhook endpoint is down for more than ~10.5 hours, those messages may be missed.

  • You can manually retry a failed inbound message anytime from your Postmark account.

Last updated November 4th, 2025

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