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Authentication & Security

  • Production: sk_live_xxx
  • Staging: sk_test_xxx
  • Development: sk_test_yyy
  • Rotate high-privilege keys every 90 days
  • Implement graceful key rotation with fallback
  • Monitor key usage after rotation

Error Handling

Comprehensive Error Handler

Rate Limiting

Request Queue

Pagination

Efficient Iteration

Data Validation

Pre-Request Validation

Caching

Smart Caching Strategy

Monitoring & Logging

Structured Logging

Testing

Integration Tests

Performance

Batch Operations

Group related API calls together

Parallel Requests

Use Promise.all() for independent calls

Connection Pooling

Reuse HTTP connections

Compression

Enable gzip compression

Deployment Checklist

1

Environment Variables

✓ API keys in environment variables
✓ Different keys for each environment
✓ Secrets not in version control
2

Error Handling

✓ Comprehensive error handling
✓ Retry logic with exponential backoff
✓ Circuit breakers for failures
3

Monitoring

✓ Logging for all API calls
✓ Error tracking (Sentry, etc.)
✓ Performance monitoring
✓ Alert on rate limit hits
4

Security

✓ API key rotation schedule
✓ IP allowlists configured
✓ HTTPS only
✓ Webhook signature verification

Next Steps

Error Handling

Handle errors gracefully

Rate Limiting

Optimize API usage

Webhooks

Real-time event notifications

API Reference

Complete API documentation