--- title: Fixing duplicate API requests | daily.dev description: Learn about the idempotency concept in distributed systems and how it relates to HTTP APIs. Discover the purpose of the Idempotency-Key HTTP header. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fixing-duplicate-api-requests-5rx83gl5u twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fixing duplicate API requests | daily.dev og:description: Learn about the idempotency concept in distributed systems and how it relates to HTTP APIs. 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