Connect a third-party API safely

Help me connect my [FRAMEWORK] app to the [API NAME] API to [WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, e.g. fetch weather / send an SMS / list Stripe charges].

Work in this order:
1. Check the current official docs for this API before writing code. Confirm the correct base URL, auth method, and the exact endpoint for what I want. Do not rely on memory of an old version.
2. Tell me which API key or credential I need, where to get it, and which environment variable to store it in. The key must live server-side only and never be exposed to the browser.
3. Build a small server-side wrapper (a single function or route) that calls the API, so the rest of my app never talks to it directly.

The wrapper must:
- Read the key from the environment.
- Handle a failed request: check the status, and return a clear error instead of crashing.
- Handle rate limits and timeouts sensibly.
- Return only the fields I actually need, in a clean shape.

Then show me one example of calling the wrapper from my app and rendering the result, with loading and error states. If anything about the API is ambiguous, ask before guessing.