Your API Timed Out. Did the Order Still Go Through?
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A customer clicks Place Order . The spinner turns… and turns… then: Request timed out. So they click again. Now you have two orders, two charges, and one angry support ticket. Here's the uncomfortable truth: a timeout tells you nothing about whether the server did the work. A timeout means "no answ…
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- 2026-10-03 19:24 · DEV Community — AI
Your API Timed Out. Did the Order Still Go Through?