API Request Timeout - Endpoint Takes Too Long

1. Endpoint performs heavy computation without optimization
2. Database query not optimized - missing indexes or fetching too much data
3. External API calls not having timeouts or being slow
4. Request waiting for previous long-running requests to complete
5. Timeout set too low for legitimate request duration

Set fetch timeout: fetch(url, { timeout: 30000 }) for 30 second timeout

Optimize queries: add database indexes, use pagination for large results

Add timeout to external calls: fetch(externalUrl, { timeout: 5000 })

Move long tasks to background jobs, return response immediately

Monitor endpoint: track execution time, profile bottlenecks