AI API integration
The demo works until the first rate limit. This guide covers the parts of AI API integration nobody shows in tutorials.
Retries and backoff
Treat 429 and 5xx as normal weather, not exceptions. Exponential backoff with jitter, idempotent request design, and a circuit breaker for sustained outages.
Streaming changes everything
Streaming responses improve perceived latency and let you render partial output. Handle deltas correctly, buffer sensibly, and always handle the aborted-connection case.
Frequently asked questions
How do I handle timeouts?
Set client-side timeouts lower than the provider maximum, and treat a timeout as a retryable error — the request often completed server-side.