feat(cdk): add REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY response action for OAuth token refresh

airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml

@@ -2331,13 +2331,15 @@ definitions:
           - IGNORE
           - RESET_PAGINATION
           - RATE_LIMITED
+          - REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY
         examples:
           - SUCCESS
           - FAIL
           - RETRY
           - IGNORE
           - RESET_PAGINATION
           - RATE_LIMITED
+          - REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY
       failure_type:
         title: Failure Type
         description: Failure type of traced exception if a response matches the filter.

airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2025 Airbyte, Inc., all rights reserved.
-
 # generated by datamodel-codegen:
 #   filename:  declarative_component_schema.yaml
 
@@ -543,6 +541,7 @@ class Action(Enum):
     IGNORE = "IGNORE"
     RESET_PAGINATION = "RESET_PAGINATION"
     RATE_LIMITED = "RATE_LIMITED"
+    REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY = "REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY"
 
 
 class FailureType(Enum):
@@ -563,6 +562,7 @@ class HttpResponseFilter(BaseModel):
             "IGNORE",
             "RESET_PAGINATION",
             "RATE_LIMITED",
+            "REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY",
         ],
         title="Action",
     )

airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/error_handlers/response_models.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ResponseAction(Enum):
     IGNORE = "IGNORE"
     RESET_PAGINATION = "RESET_PAGINATION"
     RATE_LIMITED = "RATE_LIMITED"
+    REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY = "REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY"
 
 
 @dataclass

airbyte_cdk/sources/streams/http/http_client.py

@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
 class HttpClient:
     _DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY: int = 5
     _DEFAULT_MAX_TIME: int = 60 * 10
-    _ACTIONS_TO_RETRY_ON = {ResponseAction.RETRY, ResponseAction.RATE_LIMITED}
+    _ACTIONS_TO_RETRY_ON = {
+        ResponseAction.RETRY,
+        ResponseAction.RATE_LIMITED,
+        ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY,
+    }
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -452,6 +456,33 @@ def _handle_error_resolution(
             # backoff retry loop. Adding `\n` to the message and ignore 'end' ensure that few messages are printed at the same time.
             print(f"{message}\n", end="", flush=True)
 
+        # Handle REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY: Force refresh the OAuth token before retry
+        # This is useful when the API returns 401 but the stored token expiry hasn't been reached yet
+        # Only OAuth authenticators have refresh_access_token method
+        # Non-OAuth auth types (e.g., BearerAuthenticator) will fall through to normal retry
+        if error_resolution.response_action == ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY:
+            if (
+                hasattr(self._session, "auth")
+                and self._session.auth is not None
+                and hasattr(self._session.auth, "refresh_access_token")
+            ):
+                try:
+                    token, expires_in = self._session.auth.refresh_access_token()  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                    self._session.auth.access_token = token  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                    self._session.auth.set_token_expiry_date(expires_in)  # type: ignore[union-attr]
+                    self._logger.info(
+                        "Refreshed OAuth token due to REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY response action"
+                    )
+                except Exception as refresh_error:
+                    self._logger.warning(
+                        f"Failed to refresh OAuth token: {refresh_error}. Proceeding with retry using existing token."
+                    )
+            else:
+                self._logger.debug(
+                    "REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY action received but authenticator does not support token refresh. "
+                    "Proceeding with normal retry."
+                )
+
         if error_resolution.response_action == ResponseAction.FAIL:
             if response is not None:
                 filtered_response_message = filter_secrets(
@@ -481,9 +512,10 @@ def _handle_error_resolution(
             self._logger.info(error_resolution.error_message or log_message)
 
         # TODO: Consider dynamic retry count depending on subsequent error codes
-        elif (
-            error_resolution.response_action == ResponseAction.RETRY
-            or error_resolution.response_action == ResponseAction.RATE_LIMITED
+        elif error_resolution.response_action in (
+            ResponseAction.RETRY,
+            ResponseAction.RATE_LIMITED,
+            ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY,
         ):
             user_defined_backoff_time = None
             for backoff_strategy in self._backoff_strategies:

unit_tests/sources/streams/http/test_http_client.py

@@ -837,3 +837,188 @@ def backoff_time(self, response_or_exception, attempt_count):
     with pytest.raises(AirbyteTracedException) as e:
         http_client.send_request(http_method="get", url="https://airbyte.io/", request_kwargs={})
     assert e.value.failure_type == expected_failure_type
+
+
+class MockOAuthAuthenticator:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.access_token = "old_token"
+        self._token_expiry_date = None
+        self.refresh_called = False
+
+    def refresh_access_token(self):
+        self.refresh_called = True
+        return ("new_refreshed_token", "2099-01-01T00:00:00Z")
+
+    def set_token_expiry_date(self, value):
+        self._token_expiry_date = value
+
+    def __call__(self, request):
+        request.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.access_token}"
+        return request
+
+
+def test_refresh_token_then_retry_action_refreshes_oauth_token(mocker):
+    mock_authenticator = MockOAuthAuthenticator()
+    mocked_session = MagicMock(spec=requests.Session)
+    mocked_session.auth = mock_authenticator
+
+    http_client = HttpClient(
+        name="test",
+        logger=MagicMock(),
+        error_handler=HttpStatusErrorHandler(
+            logger=MagicMock(),
+            error_mapping={
+                401: ErrorResolution(
+                    ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY,
+                    FailureType.transient_error,
+                    "Token expired, refreshing",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        session=mocked_session,
+    )
+
+    prepared_request = requests.PreparedRequest()
+    mocked_response = MagicMock(spec=requests.Response)
+    mocked_response.status_code = 401
+    mocked_response.headers = {}
+    mocked_response.ok = False
+    mocked_session.send.return_value = mocked_response
+
+    with pytest.raises(DefaultBackoffException):
+        http_client._send(prepared_request, {})
+
+    assert mock_authenticator.refresh_called
+    assert mock_authenticator.access_token == "new_refreshed_token"
+    assert mock_authenticator._token_expiry_date == "2099-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+
+
+def test_refresh_token_then_retry_action_without_oauth_authenticator_proceeds_with_retry(mocker):
+    mocked_session = MagicMock(spec=requests.Session)
+    mocked_session.auth = None
+
+    mocked_logger = MagicMock()
+    http_client = HttpClient(
+        name="test",
+        logger=mocked_logger,
+        error_handler=HttpStatusErrorHandler(
+            logger=MagicMock(),
+            error_mapping={
+                401: ErrorResolution(
+                    ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY,
+                    FailureType.transient_error,
+                    "Token expired, refreshing",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        session=mocked_session,
+    )
+
+    prepared_request = requests.PreparedRequest()
+    mocked_response = MagicMock(spec=requests.Response)
+    mocked_response.status_code = 401
+    mocked_response.headers = {}
+    mocked_response.ok = False
+    mocked_session.send.return_value = mocked_response
+
+    with pytest.raises(DefaultBackoffException):
+        http_client._send(prepared_request, {})
+
+    mocked_logger.debug.assert_called()
+
+
+def test_refresh_token_then_retry_action_handles_refresh_failure_gracefully(mocker):
+    class FailingOAuthAuthenticator:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.access_token = "old_token"
+
+        def refresh_access_token(self):
+            raise Exception("Token refresh failed")
+
+        def __call__(self, request):
+            return request
+
+    mock_authenticator = FailingOAuthAuthenticator()
+    mocked_session = MagicMock(spec=requests.Session)
+    mocked_session.auth = mock_authenticator
+
+    mocked_logger = MagicMock()
+    http_client = HttpClient(
+        name="test",
+        logger=mocked_logger,
+        error_handler=HttpStatusErrorHandler(
+            logger=MagicMock(),
+            error_mapping={
+                401: ErrorResolution(
+                    ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY,
+                    FailureType.transient_error,
+                    "Token expired, refreshing",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        session=mocked_session,
+    )
+
+    prepared_request = requests.PreparedRequest()
+    mocked_response = MagicMock(spec=requests.Response)
+    mocked_response.status_code = 401
+    mocked_response.headers = {}
+    mocked_response.ok = False
+    mocked_session.send.return_value = mocked_response
+
+    with pytest.raises(DefaultBackoffException):
+        http_client._send(prepared_request, {})
+
+    mocked_logger.warning.assert_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_sleep")
+def test_refresh_token_then_retry_action_retries_and_succeeds_after_token_refresh():
+    mock_authenticator = MockOAuthAuthenticator()
+    mocked_session = MagicMock(spec=requests.Session)
+    mocked_session.auth = mock_authenticator
+
+    valid_response = MagicMock(spec=requests.Response)
+    valid_response.status_code = 200
+    valid_response.ok = True
+    valid_response.headers = {}
+
+    call_count = 0
+
+    def update_response(*args, **kwargs):
+        nonlocal call_count
+        call_count += 1
+        if call_count == 1:
+            retry_response = MagicMock(spec=requests.Response)
+            retry_response.ok = False
+            retry_response.status_code = 401
+            retry_response.headers = {}
+            return retry_response
+        else:
+            return valid_response
+
+    mocked_session.send.side_effect = update_response
+
+    http_client = HttpClient(
+        name="test",
+        logger=MagicMock(),
+        error_handler=HttpStatusErrorHandler(
+            logger=MagicMock(),
+            error_mapping={
+                401: ErrorResolution(
+                    ResponseAction.REFRESH_TOKEN_THEN_RETRY,
+                    FailureType.transient_error,
+                    "Token expired, refreshing",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        session=mocked_session,
+    )
+
+    prepared_request = requests.PreparedRequest()
+    returned_response = http_client._send_with_retry(prepared_request, request_kwargs={})
+
+    assert mock_authenticator.refresh_called
+    assert mock_authenticator.access_token == "new_refreshed_token"
+    assert returned_response == valid_response
+    assert call_count == 2