Make: IncompleteDataError
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IncompleteDataErrorWhat it means
Make raises IncompleteDataError when a module can get only part of the data from the third-party app. A common case is a file or record that is still being processed or uploaded on the app's side when Make asks for it, so the response is missing pieces.
Default behavior: without error handling, the run ends with an error. If the error includes a delay, Make pauses and reruns the scenario; otherwise the run counts toward the consecutive-errors limit. Unlike DataError, the bundle is not automatically kept as an incomplete execution unless you handle it. Make recommends the Retry (formerly Break) error handler, because the data is usually complete a little later.
What is not wrong: your mapping. Waiting usually solves it.
What it looks like
IncompleteDataError
Error handler on the module: Retry, delay 5 min, 3 attempts
Scenario settings: Store incomplete executions = YesWhy it happens
- The app has not finished processing a file or record when Make requests it.
- A trigger fires on creation before related data (attachments, line items) is attached.
- The app's API returned a partial response under load.
How to fix it
- Add a Retry error handler to the module with a delay of a few minutes and a small number of attempts.
- Enable Store incomplete executions so retries are tracked.
- Where possible, trigger on an "updated" or "completed" event instead of "created".
- Add a Sleep module before fetching data that the app processes asynchronously.
How to stop it recurring
Trigger on events that fire after the data is complete, and wrap modules that fetch freshly created content in a Retry handler. When an app processes uploads asynchronously, add a short Sleep or a status check before downloading, and keep incomplete executions enabled so a run that still fails after retries can be resumed manually instead of being lost.
Official documentation: help.make.com/fix-errors-and-warnings. See all Make error messages or the Make limits and quotas.
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Quick answers
What does "IncompleteDataError" mean in Make?
Make raises IncompleteDataError when a module can get only part of the data from the third-party app. A common case is a file or record that is still being processed or uploaded on the app's side when Make asks for it, so the response is missing pieces. Default behavior: without error handling, the run ends with an error.
How do I fix "IncompleteDataError"?
1. Add a Retry error handler to the module with a delay of a few minutes and a small number of attempts. 2. Enable Store incomplete executions so retries are tracked. 3. Where possible, trigger on an "updated" or "completed" event instead of "created". 4. Add a Sleep module before fetching data that the app processes asynchronously.
Error handling you can see in the workflow
Autonoly workflows have per-node retries, timeouts, continue-on-fail and error-handler branches, so a failing step can be retried or routed instead of stopping the whole run. Saved workflows have no loop node; lists are worked through by the AI agent or one run per trigger item.
Also see Visual workflow builder.