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title: "Plugin Introduction"
description: "Plugins can run filters that transform data and actions that react to lifecycle events."
canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/plugin-introduction/
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# Plugin Introduction

Plugins can run filters that transform data and actions that react to lifecycle events. Delay behavior and remote URLs are module-specific. Keep credentials server-side, validate returned JSON, bound timeouts, and fail safely.