# How to Handle Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND when a request fails to send

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**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-handle-error-getaddrinfo-enotfound-when-a-request-fails-to-send/30268 "2021-12-01T14:37:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-handle-error-getaddrinfo-enotfound-when-a-request-fails-to-send/30268/1 "2021-12-01T14:37:25Z")

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_My question_:  
When using postman runner, sometimes a request to a particular URL fails to send with the error: Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND. Note, that this is not happening everytime, nor is it clear why.

I want to know if there is a way to capture this and prevent if from happening or if it happens, handle it .  
Perhaps using pre-request scripts to prevent this from happening? Can i test the endpoint before sending the request? then is there is this error, capture it and try again?

_Details (like screenshots)_:

11:39:37.728 ▶POST [https://api.taapi.io/bulk](https://api.taapi.io/bulk) Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND [api.taapi.io](http://api.taapi.io)