Mobile API Uptime: Handling Flaky Networks
Design uptime monitors that reflect mobile conditions.
By Alex KimHead of Reliability•Published November 15, 2025•5 min read
Test like devices
Run synthetic checks with varying latency and packet loss profiles.
Validate token refresh and push notification endpoints.
Handle client churn
Alert when app versions spike errors after a release.
Keep RUM dashboards by OS and carrier to spot regional issues.
Mobile focus areas
- Push notification health
- App store login flows
- Offline retry strategies
Communicate carefully
Call out affected OS versions in incidents.
Link to release rollback steps in runbooks.
Mobile incidents often need both engineering and support on the same channel.
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- Author: Alex Kim
- Role: Head of Reliability
- Published: November 15, 2025
- Reading time: 5 min
Tags
#mobile api#uptime#synthetic tests
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