5 Common Mistakes Integrating With Stream

Integrating with the Stream activity feed API can be an exhilarating experience, but understanding a few key practices can streamline the process. When adding an activity, it's essential to include both the foreign_id and time fields to ensure the uniqueness of records, similar to a multicolumn primary key. For efficient pagination, using id_lte is recommended over offset to improve performance. To protect user privacy, avoid sending personally identifiable information (PII) by using user IDs and performing array translations when retrieving feeds. While custom fields can be added to activity JSON packages, keeping the size under 1k is advised to maintain performance, and media should be referenced by location rather than included directly. The API's fan-out mechanism only updates feeds one level deep, so planning for these nuances early can prevent future complications and costs. Exploring Stream's documentation can provide additional valuable insights and tips.