Error Handling
- Eric Jansson
- Shawn Peterson (Unlicensed)
- Caroline Fothergill (Unlicensed)
Owned by Eric Jansson
Automated data exchange can go wrong for a number of reasons. Some common reasons include:
- Systems or networks are down or unavailable
- An authorization credential was revoked or has gone stale
- A SSL certificate has expired, so a secure/encrypted transaction is unavailable
- Data quality - users have input bad data that doesn't meet the API's requirements
- There is a bug ... somewhere!
...and the list goes on. The point is that things will go wrong. How your product handles API conditions is critical. Check the Error Handling & Best Practices page to learn more about best practices for error handling.