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# Best practices

- [Overview](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/overview.md)
- [Naming conventions](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions.md)
- [Apps](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/apps.md)
- [Modules](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/modules.md)
- [Modules names](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/modules/modules-names.md)
- [Module labels](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/modules/module-labels.md)
- [Module descriptions](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/modules/module-descriptions.md)
- [Input parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/input-parameters.md)
- [Parameter labels](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/input-parameters/parameter-labels.md)
- [Parameter hints](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/input-parameters/parameter-hints.md)
- [Output labels](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/output-labels.md)
- [Groups](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/naming-conventions/groups.md)
- [Input parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/input-parameters.md)
- [Mappable parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/input-parameters/mappable-parameters.md): A mappable parameter is a variable or setting that you can change or link (map) to another value.
- [Static parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/input-parameters/static-parameters.md): A static parameter is a value or setting that is fixed, predefined, or constant.
- [Processing of input parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/input-parameters/processing-of-input-parameters.md)
- [Output parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/output-parameters.md)
- [Interface](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/output-parameters/interface.md)
- [Processing of output parameters](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/output-parameters/processing-of-output-parameters.md)
- [Base](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/base.md)
- [Base URL](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/base/base-url.md)
- [Authorization and sanitization](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/base/authorization-and-sanitization.md)
- [Error handling](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/base/error-handling.md)
- [Connections](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/connections.md)
- [Connection metadata](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/connections/connection-metadata.md)
- [Editable connection](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/connections/editable-connection.md)
- [Connection types](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/connections/connection-types.md)
- [Additional OAuth scopes](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/connections/additional-oauth-scopes.md)
- [Polling triggers](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/trigger-modules.md)
- [Instant triggers (scheduled)](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/instant-triggers-scheduled.md)
- [Modules](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/modules.md)
- [Module types](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/modules/module-types.md)
- [Batch actions](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/modules/batch-actions.md)
- [Bulk actions](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/modules/bulk-actions.md)
- [Search modules](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/modules/search-modules.md)
- [Remote Procedure Calls](https://developers.make.com/custom-apps-documentation/best-practices/remote-procedure-calls.md)


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