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updatedAt: 2026-05-21T16:42:26.000Z
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# Retry a failed operation

Entitlements required:  manageAppAccessAdmin  (Manage application lifecycle). Supported operation types for retry are 'AP','AD'. Operation states supported for retry is 'FAILED' only. Operation ID of failed operation can be obtained using operation list API('https://docs.verify.ibm.com/verify/reference/getoperation').

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.0.1",
  "info": {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Lifecycle & Governance",
    "title": "Lifecycle & Governance"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{tenanturl}",
      "variables": {
        "tenanturl": {
          "default": "{tenant_url}",
          "description": "URL of your IBM Security Verify tenant"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Account Lifecycle"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/v1.0/accounts/operations/{operationId}/retry": {
      "post": {
        "tags": [
          "Account Lifecycle"
        ],
        "summary": "Retry a failed operation",
        "description": "Entitlements required:  manageAppAccessAdmin  (Manage application lifecycle). Supported operation types for retry are 'AP','AD'. Operation states supported for retry is 'FAILED' only. Operation ID of failed operation can be obtained using operation list API('https://docs.verify.ibm.com/verify/reference/getoperation').",
        "operationId": "retryOperation",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "operationId",
            "in": "path",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "204": {
            "description": "Request is Successful.",
            "content": {}
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBean"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "description": "User not Authorised.",
            "content": {}
          },
          "404": {
            "description": "Invalid operation id specified in the URI.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponseBean"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "x-category": "Lifecycle & Governance",
        "x-publicAPI": "true"
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "schemas": {
      "ErrorResponseBean": {
        "required": [
          "messageDescription"
        ],
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "messageId": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Unique identifier associated with the message."
          },
          "messageDescription": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Text describing the error message."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-original-swagger-version": "2.0",
  "x-explorer-enabled": false
}
```