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I am currently working on integrating a third-party API into my project, and I am facing several challenges regarding authentication, data handling, and rate limits. The API provides multiple endpoints with different response structures, and some of them return large JSON objects that need to be filtered before saving them to the database.

I want to understand the best practices for optimizing API calls, especially when dealing with paginated data and endpoints that update frequently. Another issue is handling errors, such as timeouts or failed responses, and implementing a retry system without overloading the server.

I am also confused about when to use GET, POST, PUT, and PATCH correctly according to REST standards.

Can anyone explain a clean and scalable way to structure my API service layer, manage token refresh, and ensure secure storage of API keys? Any examples or guidance would be really helpful.