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# [Why You Should Never Send Emails Inside Your API Requests](https://freecodecamp.org/news/why-you-should-never-send-emails-inside-your-api-requests?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Your signup endpoint looks fine in development. A user registers, you save the row, you call your email provider, and you return 201 Created. Everyone gets a welcome email. You ship it. Then productio

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