API Consumption Problems 101 - a hands-on guide

API Consumption Problems 101 provides a practical exploration of common challenges faced by API consumers, such as rate limiting, server-side errors, and caching. The guide introduces an experimental API provider to simulate these issues, allowing users to experience and understand them firsthand. Rate limiting is explained through mechanisms like IP address-based and API key-based restrictions, emphasizing strategies to navigate these limits effectively. The guide also addresses server-side errors, specifically 5xx status codes, recommending retry mechanisms as a solution. Caching is highlighted as a method to efficiently manage API requests by storing and reusing static data to save resources. The article suggests using the platform Lunar.dev to simplify managing third-party APIs and encourages community contributions to further explore API-related issues like pagination and security.