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API Caching Strategies

Reduce load with caching

Caching APIs involves choosing cacheable responses, setting keys and TTLs, handling invalidation or cache busting, and observing hit rates to balance freshness and performance.

Choose Cacheable

Cache GETs with clear freshness; avoid PII in caches.

Key and TTL

Define cache keys and reasonable TTLs; support busting.

Monitor

Track hit rates and stale errors; adjust TTLs/policies.

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