# \#best-practices **URL:** https://community.openai.com/tag/best-practices/401.md [Latest](https://community.openai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openai.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openai.com/tags.md) --- ## [Handling OpenAI API Rate Limits Without Breaking User Experience](https://community.openai.com/t/handling-openai-api-rate-limits-without-breaking-user-experience/1370422)
**Author:** [@Online\_Water\_Bottle](https://community.openai.com/u/Online_Water_Bottle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/handling-openai-api-rate-limits-without-breaking-user-experience/1370422 "2026-10-01T17:30:35Z")
I’m building an app that occasionally hits OpenAI API rate limits during peak usage. What are the best ways to queue requests, retry gracefully, or fall back without impacting the end user? Would love to learn how othe… --- ## [Tips and Tricks for using Codex and Rate Limits](https://community.openai.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-codex-and-rate-limits/1373143)
**Author:** [@VeitB](https://community.openai.com/u/VeitB)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-using-codex-and-rate-limits/1373143 "2026-09-07T20:59:41Z")
Best Practices for Codex Let’s build a community-driven collection of practical tips to maximize productivity and efficiency when using OpenAI’s Codex. Share your favorite insights, and let’s improve our skills together… --- ## [Document transcription & metadata extraction Project - vision models - Best Practices](https://community.openai.com/t/document-transcription-metadata-extraction-project-vision-models-best-practices/1359981)
**Author:** [@hernanverzini](https://community.openai.com/u/hernanverzini)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/document-transcription-metadata-extraction-project-vision-models-best-practices/1359981 "2025-09-26T20:57:49Z")
Hello everyone, I’m currently evaluating a project that requires transcription and data extraction from more than 1,000,000 pagesusing OpenAI vision models. I’d love to get some advice from the community on three key p… --- ## [Need Help: Facing OpenAI Usage Violation Due to user's Abuse](https://community.openai.com/t/need-help-facing-openai-usage-violation-due-to-users-abuse/1004947)
**Author:** [@the6thsense137](https://community.openai.com/u/the6thsense137)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/need-help-facing-openai-usage-violation-due-to-users-abuse/1004947 "2024-11-17T03:14:44Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve developed a free-to-use Next.js website offering multiple AI text generation tools (like AI answer generators, product descriptions, title generators, etc.), using the ‘GPT-4o mini’ model. The site has… --- ## [Financial analysis, Big Data and PDF Table extraction - Best Practice](https://community.openai.com/t/financial-analysis-big-data-and-pdf-table-extraction-best-practice/591614)
**Author:** [@malte.huener](https://community.openai.com/u/malte.huener)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:13am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/financial-analysis-big-data-and-pdf-table-extraction-best-practice/591614 "2024-04-29T01:13:25Z")
Hi there… I am working on a financial anylysis of German so called BWA (business reports made by tax consultants with a tax Software called DATEV) . They are served as table data inside PDFs and have an average Page num… --- ## [Tokens breaking up explicit keywords?](https://community.openai.com/t/tokens-breaking-up-explicit-keywords/630777)
**Author:** [@xmaskuli](https://community.openai.com/u/xmaskuli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/tokens-breaking-up-explicit-keywords/630777 "2024-02-16T21:46:11Z")
I created a prompt to specifically provide the exact number of responses as keywords being provided, and it’s still giving me responses that sometimes breakup a keyword, or skips it entirely… My list is provided is separ… --- ## [How Do You Track Changes in Your GPT Agents?](https://community.openai.com/t/how-do-you-track-changes-in-your-gpt-agents/617206)
**Author:** [@sel](https://community.openai.com/u/sel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/how-do-you-track-changes-in-your-gpt-agents/617206 "2024-02-07T01:44:36Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been working on creating GPT agents for my team and our patients, and it’s a process that involves a lot of tweaking and updating. Every time I make a change, it’s like I have a new version of the agent… --- ## [Best Practices for API Key Safety](https://community.openai.com/t/best-practices-for-api-key-safety/512217)
**Author:** [@0.0](https://community.openai.com/u/0.0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/best-practices-for-api-key-safety/512217 "2023-11-19T14:07:53Z")
I was today years old when I realized you need to put your .zshrc file in your virtual environment folder if you’re using a virtual environment and not your home directory. I’ve been using python-dotenv for a year. htt…