docs: Add comprehensive error handling and retry guide #252
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Summary
This PR adds comprehensive documentation for handling API errors and implementing retry logic with exponential backoff. The documentation was created in response to customer support tickets showing confusion about rate limiting (429 errors) and how to properly handle them.
Problem
When customers encounter 429 (Too Many Requests) errors or other transient errors from the Firecrawl API, they had no clear guidance on:
Solution
Created a comprehensive "Error Handling and Retries" guide that includes:
New Documentation
developer-guides/advanced-guides/error-handling-and-retries.mdx- Complete guide with practical code examplesUpdated Documentation
rate-limits.mdx- Added section linking to error handling guideapi-reference/introduction.mdx- Added handling guidance for rate limit sectionsdks/node.mdx- Enhanced error handling section with examplessdks/python.mdx- Enhanced error handling section with examplesKey Features
The new guide covers:
Code Examples
Included practical examples for:
Testing
Impact
This documentation update will: