Sandbox vs Production

Sendivent has two environments. The environment is determined by your API key prefix.

API Key Prefixes

Prefix	Environment	Base URL
test_*	Sandbox	https://api-sandbox.sendivent.com
live_*	Production	https://api.sendivent.com

What's Different

	Sandbox	Production
Rate limit	10 req/sec	100 req/sec
Daily quota	150	Per plan

Data isolation

Shared across environments:

• Integrations (channel configurations)
• Senders (verified email addresses, phone numbers)

Separate per environment:

• Events
• Templates
• Contacts

You'll configure events and templates twice — once for sandbox, once for production.

Real delivery (no mock mode)

Both environments send actual notifications. If you use a real email with a test_* key, it will be delivered.

To avoid sending real emails during development:

• Use your own email to verify delivery works
• Use test@example.com (won't route anywhere)

When to Use Each

Use Case	Environment
Local development	Sandbox (test_*)
CI/CD tests	Sandbox (test_*)
Staging	Sandbox (test_*)
Production app	Production (live_*)

Switching Environments

Change both your API key AND base URL:

# Sandbox (development)
SENDIVENT_API_KEY=test_your_key
SENDIVENT_API_URL=https://api-sandbox.sendivent.com

# Production
SENDIVENT_API_KEY=live_your_key
SENDIVENT_API_URL=https://api.sendivent.com

Common Mistakes

• Wrong URL for key type — test_* keys only work with api-sandbox.sendivent.com
• Real emails in sandbox — They WILL be delivered
• Hardcoding keys — Use environment variables

See Also

• Authentication — How to use API keys
• API Overview — Rate limits and errors