How to handle api server down

1. What happens if a REST API server goes down?
2. What is API downtime?
3. Why does API go down?

What happens if a REST API server goes down?

When REST Api is stopped,the UI/Browser/Client will show "Could not get any response There was an error connecting to " error, irrespective of request type: PUT /POST. To answer your questions : Does UI come to know about the server's state? If Server stops, you will get an error like : error connecting server.

What is API downtime?

API Downtime means a period of 10 consecutive minutes where at least 20 calls are made to the Density API and more than 10% of the API calls do not receive a response. Sample 1Sample 2. API Downtime means any period of unavailability of a SAS-provided API to respond to a Customer request.

Why does API go down?

API failures happen for multiple reasons, but most of them can be boiled down to these three culprits: Software changes happening too quickly. Breakdowns in communication among teams. Bad data that is incompatible with your API.