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description: "Discussion on \"The Importance of Idempotent APIs\". Idempotence is a concept where clients receive the same response for multiple identical requests. With idempotence, calling endpoints multiple times results in the action happening only once. This is important because it ensures that if a client repe..."
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# [The Importance of Idempotent APIs](https://hainguyen.hashnode.dev/the-importance-of-idempotent-apis?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Idempotence is a concept where clients receive the same response for multiple identical requests. With idempotence, calling endpoints multiple times results in the action happening only once. This is important because it ensures that if a client repe...

Jul 19, 2024 · 3 min read · hainguyen.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#distributed-system](https://hashnode.com/tag/distributed-system)
-   [#idempotent](https://hashnode.com/tag/idempotent)
-   [#cache](https://hashnode.com/tag/cache)
-   [#api-gateway](https://hashnode.com/tag/api-gateway)
-   [#load-balancing](https://hashnode.com/tag/load-balancing)

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