API Search Traffic Overload.
AI Search Module ⚠️ WARNING: A Cautionary TaleHello all 😁We have long wanted to enable the AI Search module within our portal, and earlier this year we were excited to begin the process.Our DAM currently holds approximately 1.1 million assets, primarily consisting of:Imagery (key art and still photography) Logo graphics Content spanning both Sports and EntertainmentBynder initiated the setup process, which required the AI to read and evaluate every file within the portal. This took close to two weeks to complete. Once finished, the module was ready to be switched on.Where Things Went WrongUnfortunately, this is where things started to go sideways.In our environment, we make heavy use of APIs for:Metadata synchronisation and updating Asset identification and publishing to downstream productsAs soon as the AI module was enabled, we experienced a critical surge in API activity and webhook (SNS) notifications.Approximately 800,000 update events were immediately queued (against our 1.1 mil