The outcome
Turn a long-running model call into a reliable application job with predictable lifecycle handling.
Step by step
A workflow you can repeat.
- 01
Choose a model from its current API page and record its input schema, output schema, pricing, limits, and content constraints.
- 02
Submit from a trusted server with the API key in a secret store, validate inputs, and persist the returned request ID.
- 03
Show queued and in-progress states using bounded polling, status streaming, or a webhook rather than holding an HTTP request open.
- 04
Validate the completed response and safety fields, then copy required public media URLs into controlled storage before expiry.
- 05
Test cancellation, automatic retry, duplicate callback, model error, timeout, quota, and cleanup paths with safe sample inputs.
Working standard
What good use looks like.
- Use asynchronous inference for long jobs.
- Keep keys out of browser code.
- Treat returned media URLs as temporary public assets.
Official references