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Request coalescing

What does “Request coalescing” mean?

Request coalescing: Combining identical or compatible requests to avoid doing the same work repeatedly.

Request coalescing visual guide: Combining identical or compatible requests to avoid doing the same work repeatedly.
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What is an example of “Request coalescing”?

Several callers asking for the same cached result can share one in-flight lookup.

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See also

APITermWorkflow automationTermAgent harnessTermWebhookTermAsynchronous inferenceTerm

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