MaxAttemptsExceededException (queue job) Laravel Origin: Application & API OSI layer 7 · Application Last updated 4 Nov 2026

Laravel Queue: Illuminate\Queue\MaxAttemptsExceededException: App\Jobs\SendReport has been attempted too many times or run too long

A queued job failed repeatedly or ran past its timeout, so it was marked failed.

Exact message you may see MaxAttemptsExceededException: App\Jobs has been attempted too many times or run too longhas been attempted too many times or run too long. The job may have previously timed outQueue job has been attempted too many timesThe job may have previously timed out
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Seen on: Laravel PHP

Meaning

Check failed_jobs and logs for the root exception. A worker --timeout shorter than the job time kills it; retry_after in config/queue.php must exceed the job timeout or jobs get released and retried while still running. Make jobs idempotent and set $tries, $backoff, $timeout.

Common causes

  • Job takes longer than --timeout / $timeout
  • retry_after shorter than job duration (job picked up twice)
  • Exception thrown on each try
  • Memory exhausted in worker
  • External service failing

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Read php artisan queue:failed and storage/logs
  2. Set public $timeout = 120; and retry_after > timeout
  3. Use $tries, $backoff and failed() handler

Detailed fix by platform

Laravel

  1. php artisan queue:failed ; php artisan queue:retry all ; php artisan queue:work --timeout=120 --tries=3

How to diagnose

  1. Exception — First failure reason?
  2. Timeouts — timeout vs retry_after?
  3. Idempotent — Safe to retry?

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