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Jun 9, 2026 3:23:41 PM

How do I handle rate limits and API reliability in production?

By dotsquares 1 minute read

Implement exponential backoff with jitter for retries, use a queue to smooth traffic spikes, cache identical requests where appropriate, and consider multiple provider fallbacks (e.g. primary: Claude, fallback: OpenAI). Monitor API latency and error rates with alerting.

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