Ajas Labs Team·June 30, 2026·1 min read
Integration code is often the least tested part of a system, yet it's where external failures hit hardest.
Every third-party API call should have a defined timeout, retry policy, and fallback behavior. Silent failures are worse than loud ones.
If a payment webhook or CRM sync gets delivered twice, your system should handle that gracefully rather than creating duplicate records.
When an integration breaks at 2am, the difference between a five-minute fix and a two-hour investigation is usually whether you logged the actual request and response bodies.