CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES

Updated October 13, 2026 by Alex Sorokoletov

CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES is a Claude Code environment variable: Caps how many times a timed-out non-streaming fallback request is re-sent. Added in v2.1.285. Added in v2.1.285 and still present in v2.1.294. It is listed in the official reference.

Status	Present in v2.1.294
Added	Added in v2.1.285
Category	Network and proxy
Official docs	Listed

How to set it

For one session, export it in the shell that starts Claude Code:

export CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES=<value>
claude

To apply it to every session, add it to the env object of a settings file:

// ~/.claude/settings.json
{
  "env": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES": "<value>"
  }
}

Release notes that mention it

Related variables

API_FORCE_IDLE_TIMEOUT
API_TIMEOUT_MS: Request timeout in milliseconds.
BASH_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS
BASH_MAX_TIMEOUT_MS
CLAUDE_AFK_TIMEOUT_MS
CLAUDE_ASYNC_AGENT_STALL_TIMEOUT_MS: Default 600,000ms (10 minutes).
CLAUDE_BYTE_STREAM_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS
CLAUDE_CODE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS

Frequently asked questions

What does CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES do?

Caps how many times a timed-out non-streaming fallback request is re-sent. Added in v2.1.285.

Which Claude Code version has CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES?

Added in v2.1.285 and still present in v2.1.294.

How do I set CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES?

Export it before starting Claude Code (export CLAUDE_CODE_NONSTREAMING_TIMEOUT_RETRIES=value), or add it to the "env" object in ~/.claude/settings.json to apply it to every session.

All variables, searchable: Claude Code environment variables.