One day I started getting API errors across requests and initially assumed it was something on my side. After digging into it, the provider I was using was getting overloaded and intermittently failing.
That was the moment I realized relying on a single external service was a risk I hadn’t really planned for.
Now I keep two providers configured: a primary and a secondary. If error rates spike or the API stops responding, the system can fail over instead of the whole product going down.
It added a bit of complexity, but the peace of mind is worth it.
One day I started getting API errors across requests and initially assumed it was something on my side. After digging into it, the provider I was using was getting overloaded and intermittently failing.
That was the moment I realized relying on a single external service was a risk I hadn’t really planned for.
Now I keep two providers configured: a primary and a secondary. If error rates spike or the API stops responding, the system can fail over instead of the whole product going down.
It added a bit of complexity, but the peace of mind is worth it.