Architecture Teardown: How Discord's 2026 API Uses Elixir 1.17 and Phoenix 1.7
12m ago · 14 min read · In 2026, Discord’s public API handles 1.2 million requests per second at peak, with p99 latency holding steady at 78ms—all powered by a Elixir 1.17 and Phoenix 1.7 stack that reduced infrastructure costs by 42% compared to their legacy Go-based API. ...
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