# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE — 503 Service Unavailable

# 503 Service Unavailable

The Gett API is temporarily unavailable. This is typically due to a planned maintenance window or a transient overload condition.

## Category

`availability`

## Retryable?

**Yes.** Retry with exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s, up to a maximum of 30s. Check `retryAfter` if present for the recommended wait time. Monitor [status.gett-tech.com](https://status.gett-tech.com) for service updates.

## Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://developer.gett-tech.com/errors/SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
  "title": "Service Unavailable",
  "status": 503,
  "detail": "The service is temporarily unavailable. Please try again shortly.",
  "instance": "/v1/marketfront/stores/discover",
  "requestId": "req_abc123",
  "timestamp": "2026-03-11T14:30:00.000Z",
  "errorCode": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
  "errorCategory": "availability",
  "retryable": true,
  "retryAfter": 30
}
```