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API Idempotency Keys Best Practices
Make retries safe with keys
Good idempotency key use means clients generate unique keys per logical operation, servers store and expire them appropriately, return the same result on retry, and avoid leaking keys in logs.
- idempotency keys
- retries
- api design
- deduplication
- consistency
Generate and Scope
Clients create per-operation keys; scope to resource/user.
Store and Expire
Persist keys/results short-term; set TTLs; handle cleanup.
Respond Consistently
Return same response on retries; avoid logging sensitive keys.
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