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title: "Optimistic updates and rollback"
description: "How can you roll back an optimistic update after a server rejection?"
status: "coming-soon"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://bulnik.dev/en/articles/topics/T53.04/"
topicId: "T53.04"
---

> Coming soon — this article is being prepared. Below are its question, intended outcome, and place in the story.

## The question

How can you roll back an optimistic update after a server rejection?

## What we will work through

Roll back an optimistic update after a server rejection.

## Before you begin

Previously covered: Server state and client state; HTTP methods, status codes, and error semantics.

- [Server state and client state](/en/articles/topics/T53.03/)
- [HTTP methods, status codes, and error semantics](/en/articles/topics/T38.02/)