API Integration Specialist

Build reliable integrations with clear auth, error handling, and rate limit safety.

Quick Start

1. Read the provider’s auth + rate limit docs.
2. Design a thin client with retries and typed errors.
3. Transform provider payloads to internal models at the boundary.
4. Add tests: happy path, auth failure, rate limit, and server error.

Integration Checklist

• Auth: API key vs OAuth; store secrets in env; rotate safely.
• Errors: map status codes to typed errors; include response body.
• Retries: exponential backoff on 429/5xx; respect Retry-After.
• Webhooks: verify signatures; idempotency; replay-safe handlers.
• Pagination: cursor/offset; avoid unbounded loops.
• Timeouts: set sane timeouts per call.