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I’m working on an app that relies on API requests for retrieving and processing information, and I’m looking for practical ways to make the integration more reliable. As an app grows, repeated requests, temporary connection problems, unexpected responses, or changes in API behavior can sometimes cause features to become slow or fail unexpectedly.

I’d like to learn about recommended approaches for handling API errors gracefully, setting appropriate request timeouts, retrying failed requests without creating unnecessary traffic, and dealing with incomplete or unexpected responses. It would also be helpful to understand whether caching or other techniques can reduce repeated API calls while still keeping the displayed information reasonably up to date.

Another area I’m interested in is testing. What methods do developers typically use to test API integrations across different app versions and APK builds before releasing an update? Any suggestions for monitoring API performance and identifying problems early would also be appreciated.

I’m mainly looking for general best practices that can be applied to small and growing applications, rather than a solution tied to one particular programming language or framework.