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Best Practices

Battle-tested patterns for building production applications with VecTrade.

Architecture

Use Environment Variables for Configuration

Never hardcode API keys or base URLs:

Separate Read and Write Paths

Use different API keys with scoped permissions for different concerns:

Use Sandbox for Development

Performance

Batch Requests

Reduce latency and rate limit consumption with batch endpoints:

Use Field Filtering

Request only the fields you need to reduce payload size and latency:

Cache Appropriately

Use Async for Concurrent Fetches

Reliability

Handle All Error Types

Implement Circuit Breakers

For high-throughput applications, wrap API calls with a circuit breaker:

Use Idempotency Keys

For webhook creation and other write operations, use idempotency keys to prevent duplicates:

Security

Rotate API Keys Regularly

Verify Webhook Signatures

Always verify HMAC signatures on incoming webhooks. Never trust payload data without verification:

Use Scoped Keys

Create API keys with minimum required permissions:

Monitoring

Track Rate Limit Usage

Log Request IDs

Every response includes a request_id. Log it for debugging:

Monitor Webhook Delivery Health