Bubble latency external API calls

jean-robert · 2025-02-19T08:37:22.068Z

Hi everyone,
I have been on a problem I am experiencing for quiet a bit of time.
Basically I have a bubble application with an API endpoint. This enpoint is used by a RFID reader to send data every now and then when captured.
So far so good, everything is working pretty well, tests with Postman show TTFB < 1s.
The connection used by the RFID reader is stable.

Nevertheless, The RFID reader experience timeout (when calling the endpoint) really often and sometime for several hours in a row. (during the night in Europe mostly it seems).

I cannot change the timeout parameter on the RFID side, neither do I know this timeout real value.

I am on Starter Plan should it give some indication on performance.

Do you guys have already experienced this behaviour ? Do you have any ideas where it could come from and how I could manage it?

I have the idea to try to put a step in the middle with lambda or some sort to assure availibility like a “timeout buffer”, but honestly it would be quiet disappointing without being sure it will work…

Regards,

JR

jean-robert · 2025-02-19T10:45:34.588Z

Reading myself I implemented a simple AWS bridge.
The latency is fine depending on cold start (<600ms) but mostly it should be consistent.
The test being : If not experiencing my previous bugs mentionned above then bubble fault, otherwise most likely to be connectivity issue.