generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source:
- https://docs.augustus.com/docs/basics/test-mode-sandbox
- https://docs.augustus.com/v1/authentication
- https://docs.augustus.com/reference/authentication
docs:
- https://docs.augustus.com/docs/basics/test-mode-sandbox
- https://docs.augustus.com/docs/payin/instant-bank-transfer/test-your-integration
description: >-
  Augustus Test Mode lets developers exercise the integration without moving real
  money. Test and Live are fully isolated: objects created in one mode are not
  accessible in the other. The mode is determined by the API key and base URL,
  not by any code toggle. No real test-card values are published — Open Banking
  flows are simulated from the Dashboard Sandbox Tools.
modes:
- name: test
  key_prefix: sandbox.
  base_urls:
    banking_api: https://api.sandbox.augustus.com
    ivy_api: https://api.sand.getivy.de
  notes: Payments are not processed; success and error scenarios are simulated from the Dashboard.
- name: live
  key_prefix: prod.
  base_urls:
    banking_api: https://api.augustus.com
    ivy_api: https://api.getivy.de
  notes: Real bank accounts, real payment authorizations and flows.
key_format:
  banking_api: Environment-prefixed bearer keys (sandbox., prod.), otherwise opaque
  ivy_api: X-Ivy-Api-Key managed in the Dashboard
isolation: Test Mode and Live Mode objects are never shared (e.g. a test order cannot be used in a live payment).
simulation:
  where: Augustus Dashboard > Sandbox Tools tab
  capabilities:
  - Simulate success and error payment scenarios
  - Simulate payout scenarios
  webhook_test:
  - Trigger a ping.test event via the send-test-event endpoint / webhook-subscription ping
test_values:
  note: >-
    Augustus does not publish static magic test card/IBAN values; Open Banking
    test flows are driven interactively via Dashboard Sandbox Tools. No test
    values are invented here.