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How did John optimize the client's API performance using Cloudflare's services?
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To optimize API performance, John would have leveraged several Cloudflare features. He likely implemented caching strategies for API responses using Cloudflare's CDN, setting appropriate cache control headers and TTLs for different endpoints. John might have used Cloudflare Workers to create an API gateway, handling tasks like request validation, rate limiting, and simple transformations at the edge. He could have configured Argo Smart Routing to optimize the network path for API requests. For GraphQL APIs, John might have implemented persisted queries using Workers to reduce payload sizes. He would have also set up monitoring and analytics to track API performance metrics, allowing for data-driven optimizations. Additionally, John could have used Cloudflare's load balancing feature to distribute API traffic across multiple backend servers. John optimized API performance by implementing strategic caching, creating an API gateway with Cloudflare Workers, utilizing Argo Smart Routing, potentially implementing persisted queries for GraphQL, setting up comprehensive monitoring, and using load balancing, resulting in faster, more reliable API responses and reduced origin server load.