I investigated the default values for the Retry options autoRetry and maxRetries in npm @google-cloud/bigquery, so I’ll introduce them.

About npm @google-cloud/bigquery

• npm: @google-cloud/bigquery
• GitHub: googleapis/nodejs-bigquery at v4.1.3

Retry Options for npm @google-cloud/bigquery

Default Values for autoRetry and maxRetries

The default Retry settings for npm @google-cloud/bigquery appear to be: automatic retry ON, maximum retry count 3.

 * @property {boolean} [autoRetry=true] Automatically retry requests if the
 *     response is related to rate limits or certain intermittent server errors.
 *     We will exponentially backoff subsequent requests by default.
 * @property {number} [maxRetries=3] Maximum number of automatic retries
 *     attempted before returning the error.

https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigquery/blob/ce2c00062b4c0b7acedd1c4d2a5dc64bd402cf1f/src/index.ts#L180-L184

• autoRetry: true
• maxRetries: 3

Sample Configuration Changes for autoRetry and maxRetries

Turn OFF automatic retry settings

const bigqueryClient = new BigQuery({ autoRetry: false });

Set maximum retry count to 1

const bigqueryClient = new BigQuery({ maxRetries: 1 });

That’s all from the Gemba on understanding the default values for the npm @google-cloud/bigquery Retry options autoRetry and maxRetries.