When Gift Card APIs Meet Production: The Three Pitfalls Every Team Encounters

Integrating a gift card API appears seamless in demos and sandboxes, but production environments expose three critical vulnerabilities that every development team eventually faces. The article reveals real-world failures—unhandled retries causing duplicate charges, missed webhook deliveries creating transaction gaps, and reconciliation mismatches between systems. Mastering these pitfalls before integration is essential for building reliable payment infrastructure.