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API Bulk Operations Design

Handle bulk safely

Designing bulk operations includes batching to reasonable sizes, idempotency, clear partial success errors, async processing for large jobs, and safeguards like rate limits and validation to avoid overload.

Batch Wisely

Set max batch sizes; validate before processing.

Handle Results

Return per-item status; support retries idempotently.

Protect Backend

Use rate limits/queues; offer async for very large jobs.

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