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.

Push notifications (APNs)

Apple Push Notifications automatically uses the correct environment based on your API key:

API key	APNs endpoint
test_*	api.sandbox.push.apple.com (for development/TestFlight builds)
live_*	api.push.apple.com (for App Store builds)

The same .p8 key works for both — no extra configuration needed. FCM and Expo have no sandbox distinction.

Webhooks

The webhook endpoint (webhooks.sendivent.com) is production-only. Channel integrations like Telegram bots register their webhook URL once and it handles traffic for both sandbox and production API keys.

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