hybrid php python api architect

I will architect a secure pipeline using a Python request sender and a PHP API endpoint that validates tokens and processes the JSON payload.

Hybrid Python-to-PHP Pipeline

1. PHP API Receiver (update_seo.php)

<?php
header("Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8");

// Authorization Check
$authHeader = $_SERVER['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] ?? '';
$token = str_replace('Bearer ', '', $authHeader);
$secret = getenv('API_SECRET_KEY');

if (!$token || $token !== $secret) {
    http_response_code(401);
    echo json_encode(["error" => "Unauthorized"]);
    exit;
}

// Data Processing
$payload = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
if (!$payload || !isset($payload['updates'])) {
    http_response_code(400);
    echo json_encode(["error" => "Invalid payload"]);
    exit;
}

// Example Database Update logic
// $stmt = $pdo->prepare("UPDATE products SET seo_desc = ? WHERE id = ?");
// foreach($payload['updates'] as $item) { $stmt->execute([$item['desc'], $item['id']]); }

echo json_encode(["status" => "success", "updated_count" => count($payload['updates'])]);

2. Python Data Sender (uploader.py)

import requests
import os

API_URL = "https://your-site.com/api/update_seo.php"
API_KEY = os.getenv("API_SECRET_KEY")

def upload_seo_data(product_list):
    # product_list format: [{"id": 101, "desc": "Premium cotton tee..."}, ...]
    payload = {"updates": product_list}
    
    headers = {
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
    }
    
    try:
        response = requests.post(API_URL, json=payload, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()
        print(f"Success: {response.json().get('updated_count')} items updated.")
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Failed to transmit data: {e}")

# Usage
data = [{"id": 1, "desc": "High-performance laptop gear"}]
upload_seo_data(data)

Next steps

1. Define the API_SECRET_KEY in your .env or server environment variables on both machines.
2. Ensure the PHP upload_max_filesize and post_max_size are sufficient for 500 records if sending in one batch.
3. Add a PDO transaction block in the PHP script to ensure atomicity during the database updates.