Authentication & Security
Environment Variables
Environment Variables
Separate Keys per Environment
Separate Keys per Environment
- Production:
sk_live_xxx - Staging:
sk_test_xxx - Development:
sk_test_yyy
Minimal Scopes
Minimal Scopes
Regular Key Rotation
Regular Key Rotation
- 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
✓ 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
✓ 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
✓ 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
✓ IP allowlists configured
✓ HTTPS only
✓ Webhook signature verification