# errors.SEARCH_JOB_ALREADY_TERMINAL

## NAME

SEARCH_JOB_ALREADY_TERMINAL — an operation was attempted on a search job that has already reached a terminal state (completed, failed, or cancelled).

## SYNOPSIS

HTTP: `409` `Conflict`. Retryable: `no`.

## DESCRIPTION

Search jobs are long-running asynchronous operations. Once a job reaches a terminal state it cannot be cancelled, resumed, or otherwise modified. This error is returned when such an operation is attempted on a finished job.

Not retryable on the same job. Results from a successfully completed job remain available for retrieval.

## SEE ALSO

- errors
- errors.SEARCH_JOB_NOT_FOUND
- errors.SEARCH_SHARD_TIMEOUT