import json

def export_api_results(api_url, output_file="api_results.json"):

"""

Fetches data from an API, handles potential errors, and exports the results to a JSON file.

Includes fallback logic for API unavailability.

"""

try:

import requests # Import requests inside the try block

response = requests.get(api_url)

response.raise_for_status() # Raise HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)

data = response.json() # Parse JSON response

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:

print(f"API request failed: {e}")

print("Falling back to dummy data.")

data = {"status": "fallback", "message": "API unavailable"}

except json.JSONDecodeError as e:

print(f"Failed to decode JSON: {e}")

print("Falling back to dummy data.")

data = {"status": "fallback", "message": "Invalid JSON response"}

except Exception as e:

print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")

print("Falling back to dummy data.")

data = {"status": "fallback", "message": "Unexpected error"}

try:

with open(output_file, "w") as f:

json.dump(data, f, indent=4) # Write to JSON file with indentation

print(f"Results exported to {output_file}")

except IOError as e:

print(f"Failed to write to file: {e}")

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Example usage:

api_url = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1" # Replace with your API endpoint

export_api_results(api_url)