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# Designing APIs That Survive AI Agents at Scale

AI agents hallucinate parameters, ignore changelogs, and trigger massive retry storms. Is your API architecture resilient enough to survive this non-deterministic, machine-speed traffic?

- **Speakers:** [Phani Pendurthi](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@phani-pendurthi)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Duration:** 30:39
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100403-designing-apis-that-survive-ai-agents-at-scale

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