Proposed fix: [Claude Code] 'API Error: No response from API (waited 3m, then 10m on the retry)' behind a proxy/gateway that buffers streaming responses
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Recommended action: Raise API_TIMEOUT_MS (and CLAUDE_STREAM_FIRST_BYTE_TIMEOUT_MS, required on Bedrock) or configure the proxy to stream; if it happens on every attempt treat as proxy/network misconfiguration.
Option: Raise first-byte and request timeouts [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Buffering proxies/gateways
Steps:
1. export API_TIMEOUT_MS=<larger ms>
2. export CLAUDE_STREAM_FIRST_BYTE_TIMEOUT_MS=<ms> (v2.1.242+)
Expected: Requests wait long enough for buffered responses
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
Problem id
dd3a4e62-53e4-4111-8072-0fd24d28ea49
Proposed action
Recommended action: Raise API_TIMEOUT_MS (and CLAUDE_STREAM_FIRST_BYTE_TIMEOUT_MS, required on Bedrock) or configure the proxy to stream; if it happens on every attempt treat as proxy/network misconfiguration.
Option: Raise first-byte and request timeouts [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: Buffering proxies/gateways
Steps:
1. export API_TIMEOUT_MS=<larger ms>
2. export CLAUDE_STREAM_FIRST_BYTE_TIMEOUT_MS=<ms> (v2.1.242+)
Expected: Requests wait long enough for buffered responses
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