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How API Outages Can Delay Gold Buy Orders
Technical API outages during volatility can delay order confirmations, exposing buyers to rapid interim price changes.
Digital gold transactions in 2026 depend on a multi-layer API chain connecting your app (PhonePe, Google Pay), the payment gateway (UPI), and the bullion provider (SafeGold or MMTC-PAMP). If any link fails, transactions can hang, with money debited but gold not credited. Given gold’s volatility, even a 10-minute delay can cause 0.5–1% price movement, potentially breaching slippage tolerance and triggering order failure.