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# Should Dead Letter • AI Agent SDK

> should_dead_letter: API reference for AttemptAndAgeDeadLetterPolicy.should_dead_letter

# should\_dead\_letter

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> This is a method of the [**AttemptAndAgeDeadLetterPolicy**](../classes/AttemptAndAgeDeadLetterPolicy) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def should_dead_letter() -> DeadLetterDecision
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="DeadLetterDecision">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `DeadLetterDecision`

## Source

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