Best Practices

Follow these best practices to build reliable integrations with the G-Tateth API.

API Keys

Security

Never commit API keys - Use environment variables or secret management
Rotate keys regularly - Set up automatic rotation (90 days recommended)
Use separate keys - Different keys for different environments/applications
Limit permissions - Only grant the minimum permissions needed
Use IP whitelisting - Restrict access to known IP addresses

Organization

Name keys descriptively - “Production API - Main App”
Document key usage - Keep track of where each key is used
Monitor usage - Regularly check API key usage statistics

Error Handling

Always Handle Errors

try {
  const response = await client.conversations.list();
} catch (error) {
  if (error.code === 'RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED') {
    // Handle rate limit
  } else if (error.code === 'API_KEY_INVALID') {
    // Handle invalid key
  } else {
    // Handle other errors
  }
}

Retry Logic

Implement exponential backoff for transient errors:

async function retryWithBackoff(fn, maxRetries = 3) {
  for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
    try {
      return await fn();
    } catch (error) {
      if (i === maxRetries - 1) throw error;
      await sleep(Math.pow(2, i) * 1000);
    }
  }
}

Performance

Caching

Cache responses that don’t change frequently:

const cache = new Map();

async function getCustomer(id) {
  if (cache.has(id)) {
    return cache.get(id);
  }
  
  const customer = await client.customers.get(id);
  cache.set(id, customer);
  return customer;
}

Pagination

Always use pagination for list endpoints:

async function getAllConversations() {
  let page = 1;
  let allConversations = [];
  
  while (true) {
    const response = await client.conversations.list({ page, limit: 50 });
    allConversations.push(...response.data);
    
    if (page >= response.pagination.totalPages) break;
    page++;
  }
  
  return allConversations;
}

Batch Operations

When possible, batch multiple operations:

// Instead of multiple requests
for (const id of customerIds) {
  await client.customers.get(id);
}

// Use batch endpoint if available
await client.customers.list({ ids: customerIds });

Webhooks

Signature Verification

Always verify webhook signatures:

const crypto = require('crypto');

function verifyWebhook(payload, signature, secret) {
  const hash = crypto
    .createHmac('sha256', secret)
    .update(JSON.stringify(payload))
    .digest('hex');
  
  return crypto.timingSafeEqual(
    Buffer.from(signature),
    Buffer.from(`sha256=${hash}`)
  );
}

Idempotency

Make webhook handlers idempotent:

const processedEvents = new Set();

async function handleWebhook(event) {
  if (processedEvents.has(event.id)) {
    return; // Already processed
  }
  
  // Process event
  await processEvent(event);
  
  processedEvents.add(event.id);
}

Quick Response

Respond to webhooks quickly (within 5 seconds):

app.post('/webhooks/g-tateth', async (req, res) => {
  // Acknowledge immediately
  res.status(200).send('OK');
  
  // Process asynchronously
  processWebhookAsync(req.body);
});

Testing

Use Test Keys

Always use test keys (sk_test_...) in development:

const apiKey = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
  ? process.env.G_TATETH_LIVE_KEY
  : process.env.G_TATETH_TEST_KEY;

Mock Responses

Mock API responses in tests:

jest.mock('@g-tateth/sdk', () => ({
  createClient: () => ({
    conversations: {
      list: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
        data: [],
        pagination: { total: 0, page: 1, limit: 50 }
      })
    }
  })
}));

Monitoring

Log Requests

Log all API requests for debugging:

client.interceptors.request.use(config => {
  console.log(`[API] ${config.method} ${config.url}`);
  return config;
});

Track Usage

Monitor your API usage:

async function checkUsage() {
  const usage = await client.analytics.getUsage();
  console.log(`Used ${usage.totalRequests} requests this month`);
}

Versioning

API Version

Always specify the API version in your requests:

https://api.g-tateth.com/api/v1/conversations

SDK Updates

Keep your SDKs up to date:

npm update @g-tateth/sdk

Support

If you encounter issues:

Check the API Reference
Review the Authentication Guide for error handling
Contact Support

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API Keys

Security

Organization

Error Handling

Always Handle Errors

Retry Logic

Performance

Caching

Batch Operations

Webhooks

Signature Verification

Idempotency

Quick Response

Testing

Use Test Keys

Mock Responses

Monitoring

Log Requests

Track Usage

Versioning

API Version

SDK Updates

Support

​API Keys

​Security

​Organization

​Error Handling

​Always Handle Errors

​Retry Logic

​Performance

​Caching

​Pagination

​Batch Operations

​Webhooks

​Signature Verification

​Idempotency

​Quick Response

​Testing

​Use Test Keys

​Mock Responses

​Monitoring

​Log Requests

​Track Usage

​Versioning

​API Version

​SDK Updates

​Support

API Keys

Security

Organization

Error Handling

Always Handle Errors

Retry Logic

Performance

Caching

Pagination

Batch Operations

Webhooks

Signature Verification

Idempotency

Quick Response

Testing

Use Test Keys

Mock Responses

Monitoring

Log Requests

Track Usage

Versioning

API Version

SDK Updates

Support