updates

Frontend/src/services/api/apiClient.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ const API_BASE_URL = /\/api(\/?$)/i.test(normalized)
 
 const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
 const RETRY_DELAY = 1000; 
-const RETRYABLE_STATUS_CODES = [408, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504];
+// Note: 503 is excluded because it's used for "service unavailable" (like disabled features)
+// and should not be retried - it's an intentional state, not a transient error
+const RETRYABLE_STATUS_CODES = [408, 429, 500, 502, 504];
 
 const apiClient = axios.create({
   baseURL: API_BASE_URL,
@@ -187,6 +189,19 @@ apiClient.interceptors.response.use(
     }
 
     
+    // Handle 503 (Service Unavailable) separately - often used for disabled features
+    // Don't retry these as they're intentional states, not transient errors
+    if (status === 503) {
+      const errorData = error.response.data as any;
+      const errorMessage = errorData?.detail || errorData?.message || 'Service temporarily unavailable';
+      return Promise.reject({
+        ...error,
+        message: errorMessage,
+        requestId,
+      });
+    }
+
+    
     if (status >= 500 && status < 600) {
       if (originalRequest && !originalRequest._retry) {
         return retryRequest(error);