Ideogram Production Checklist

Overview

Complete pre-flight checklist for deploying Ideogram image generation to production. Covers API key management, timeout configuration, image persistence, error handling, monitoring, and rollback procedures.

Prerequisites

• Staging environment tested
• Production API key created (separate from dev)
• Image storage configured (S3, GCS, or R2)
• Monitoring stack ready

Pre-Deployment Checklist

API Configuration

• Production API key stored in secret manager (not .env file)
• Key is separate from dev/staging keys
• Auto top-up billing configured with appropriate limits
• Base URL is https://api.ideogram.ai (no trailing slash)