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Error Handling Patterns Every Production Automation Needs

Mehendi Khanna ChawlaJune 11, 2026 6 min read

1. Explicit error branches

Never let a failed step end silently. Route failures to a notification channel with the payload attached.

2. Idempotency keys

Use a deterministic key on every write so a retry does not create duplicate records.

3. Dead-letter storage

Write failed payloads to a sheet or table so nothing is lost while you debug.

4. Heartbeat monitoring

Schedule a daily ping. If the heartbeat stops, you learn about the outage before the client does.

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Mehendi Khanna Chawla

CEO & Founder, Skaling360

Mehendi leads the delivery organisation behind hundreds of US & UK agency brands — building GoHighLevel architecture, automation systems and managed pods that let founders sell without becoming the bottleneck.

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