Q24 Event Grid Domain 3 · 20–25% of exam

A webhook endpoint returns 429 (Too Many Requests) for Event Grid event delivery. How does Event Grid respond?

  1. A Drops the event immediately
  2. B Treats 429 as a retry-able error and uses exponential backoff (correct answer)
  3. C Routes the event to DLQ immediately
  4. D Cancels the subscription

Shortcut: Event Grid treats 4xx errors (except 400, 413) and 5xx errors as delivery failures requiring retry. 429 triggers retry with exponential backoff, respecting the Retry-After header if present.