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HTTPX · Error

TimeoutException

HTTPX limits network inactivity by default and raises a timeout error after five seconds. Set a timeout per request or client, disable it with None, or tune connect, read, write, and pool timeouts separately.

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Syntax

httpx.request(method, url, *, timeout=Timeout(timeout=5.0), ...)
httpx.Client(timeout=10.0)
httpx.get(url, timeout=10.0)

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Source: Timeouts - HTTPX. Checked 2026-11-03.