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Integrate a place workflow, not just an endpoint

The strongest Alkax integrations preserve a stable place ID, keep private workflow data separate from public place data, and choose the trust level appropriate to the decision.

Common patterns​

Resolve a place​

Use Alkax search when a user or operator needs to select an existing place by name, locality, Plus Code, coordinates, category, or proximity.

Keep: the Alkax place ID and the fields needed for display.
Recheck: mutable display data when it needs to be current.

Capture a missing destination​

Allow an authorised user to create a place when search finds no appropriate match. Surface duplicate warnings rather than automatically forcing creation.

Keep: the returned place ID.
Avoid: treating every free-text delivery address as a new public place.

Verify or enrich​

Use the relevant partner endpoint when an operational decision needs a stronger address-quality or verification signal.

Keep: the result, its timestamp, and any policy/version identifier.
Avoid: interpreting a platform trust signal as proof of land ownership or legal status.

Confirm before dispatch​

Use Delivery Intelligence when the recipient must approve or correct the proposed destination before fulfilment.

Keep: the request ID, merchant reference, immutable confirmed snapshot, lifecycle state, and event ID.
Protect: recipient contact, confirmation link, private instructions, entrance media, merchant credential, and signing secret.

Open the Delivery Intelligence guide →

Your frontend → Your backend → Alkax API
                         ↘ Your webhook receiver

The browser talks to your backend. Your backend stores an environment-specific project credential, calls Alkax, applies tenant rules, and returns only the data the browser needs.

Production integration checklist​

  • Use a separate project credential for Sandbox and Production.
  • Store credentials and webhook secrets in a secret manager.
  • Set timeouts and bounded retries.
  • Use idempotency keys where the workflow requires them.
  • Persist Alkax IDs instead of matching later by title.
  • Deduplicate webhook events before applying side effects.
  • Redact personal data and secure links from logs.
  • Monitor quota, 429, authentication failures, and webhook backlog.
  • Test the unhappy paths: duplicates, corrections, expiry, revocation, and retries.

Use the API reference for exact schemas after choosing the pattern.