# Retry a Step Now

> Skip the retry delay and execute a retrying workflow step immediately, from the console or the REST API.

When a step fails, Upstash Workflow schedules the next attempt according to the
[retry delay](/workflow/howto/configure) of the run. If you've already fixed the issue
on your endpoint, you don't need to wait for the next attempt. You can retry the step
right away and let the workflow run continue.

Retrying now does not add an extra attempt. It moves the already scheduled retry forward,
so the retry count and the remaining retries stay the same. If the step fails again,
the next retry is scheduled as usual.

<Note>
Only steps waiting for a retry can be retried now. If a run failed after all retries,
use the [DLQ](/workflow/howto/failures) to resume or restart it instead.
</Note>

## Retrying via console

In your Upstash Workflow console, go to the `Logs` tab and find the step that is waiting
for a retry. Press the `Retry Now` button on the right side:

<Frame>
  <img src="/img/qstash-workflow/retry_now.png" alt="Retry a step now from the Logs tab in the Upstash Console" />
</Frame>

## Retrying programmatically

You can retry a step now using the [Upstash Workflow REST API](/workflow/api-reference/runs/retry-a-step-now)
with the message ID of the step.

```shell cURL
curl -XPOST \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <QSTASH_TOKEN>' \
    'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/messages/<MESSAGE_ID>/retry'
```

The request returns `200` when the step is scheduled for immediate execution, and `404`
when the step is not found or is not waiting for a retry.

If multiple [parallel steps](/workflow/howto/parallel-runs) are waiting for a retry,
send a request for each of them.

## Message ID

The message ID of a step is available in the run logs. Fetch the logs of your run with
the [logs API](/workflow/api-reference/logs/list-workflow-run-logs) or
[`client.logs`](/workflow/basics/client/logs), and find the step in `STEP_RETRY` state.
Its `messageId` is the ID you need.

<CodeGroup>
```shell cURL
curl \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <QSTASH_TOKEN>' \
    'https://qstash.upstash.io/v2/workflows/logs?workflowRunId=<WORKFLOW_RUN_ID>'
```

```typescript TypeScript
import { Client } from "@upstash/workflow";

const client = new Client({ token: "<QSTASH_TOKEN>" });
const { runs } = await client.logs({
  filter: { workflowRunId: "<WORKFLOW_RUN_ID>" },
});

const messageIds = runs[0].steps
  .filter((group) => group.type === "next")
  .flatMap((group) => group.steps)
  .filter((step) => step.state === "STEP_RETRY")
  .map((step) => step.messageId);
```
</CodeGroup>