Best Practices

1. Use Environment Variables

Never hardcode your API key.

2. Implement Retries

Retry on:

_{- 429 (rate limit)}

_{- 500 (server error)}

3. Log Token Usage

Include:

_{- model}

_{- prompt tokens}

_{- completion tokens}

_{- total tokens}

4. Separate API Keys

Use different keys for:

_{- development}

_{- staging}

_{- production}