# General operator arguments

All operators accept some common, optional, arguments that allow you to control how the operator is executed within your workflow.

The following table reports all the arguments that can be used with any operator.

| Name          | Type    | Value Restrictions                                                          | Required | Default  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `retries`     | integer | -                                                                           | no       | 1        | How many times a task can be re-executed in case of failures. If a task reaches the maximum number of retries and fails the entier workflow execution is aborted and the trial is considered failed. |
| `retry_delay` | string  | <p>string (supporting seconds, minutes and hours)<br>int (seconds only)</p> | no       | 5m       | How much time to wait before retrying a failed task.                                                                                                                                                 |
| `timeout`     | string  | <p>string (supporting seconds, minutes and hours)<br>int (seconds only)</p> | no       | Infinite | The maximum time a task can run before considering a failure. If the timeout exceeds the task is considered failed.                                                                                  |


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