AI APIs and application development

Design the contract and state

Validate output before using it, even when the provider offers a structured schema. Keep request identifiers and states to distinguish rejection from an operation with an uncertain result. Set timeouts according to the task and separate transient errors from data failures. Secrets belong outside browsers and public logs.

A concrete example

In a classifier, validate categories and required fields before saving. If the connection drops after sending an operation with external effects, check its state before repeating it. Recovery should continue known work without creating another deliverable or charge based on an assumption.

What to check

Measure task cost, latency and errors without needlessly logging private content. Test incomplete responses, usage limits and version changes. Keep a regression set and a way to return to the previous configuration when an update worsens results.

APIs and development

Decisions that appear when taking a prototype to production.

CONTRACT

Structured Outings

Schemes, validation and recovery from invalid responses.

Integration CONTEXT

Window and recovery

What to send to the model, what to recover and what to keep outside.

Architecture OPERATION

Budget and observability

Cost per task, latency, failures and end-to-end quality.

Production

ANALYSIS

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