How do you design APIs for high throughput systems?

Updated Apr 28, 2026

Short answer

Optimize IO, use async, caching, and efficient data access.

Deep explanation

High throughput systems require minimizing blocking calls, efficient serialization, connection pooling, and caching strategies.

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