generated: '2026-07-25'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://developer.aviva.co.uk/developer-guide and
  https://developer.aviva.co.uk/get-started (indexed copy; live pages return
  HTTP 403 to unauthenticated requests)
status: gated
self_serve: false
note: >-
  Aviva does run a sandbox, but it is behind the partner login wall. No test
  credentials, magic values, test policy numbers or fixture data are published
  publicly, and none are invented here. What is recorded below is the published
  description of the sandbox journey.
environments:
- name: sandbox
  purpose: >-
    Access and test APIs in a sandbox environment where partner scenarios can be
    simulated before requesting production consumption.
  access: granted by Aviva on partner application through the developer portal
  base_url: not published
- name: production
  purpose: Live consumption through the Aviva API Gateway.
  access: granted by Aviva on a separate formal consumption request and approval
  base_url: not published
mock_testing:
  available: true
  requires_authentication: true
  capabilities:
  - Review the API specification and schemas in the portal.
  - Review example request and response headers and bodies.
  - Run a mock test against the API with given parameters.
  - Use an OAuth 2.0 client credential created in the portal as the token for mock testing.
  evidence: >-
    "As an authenticated user you can review the API spec and schemas, test the API
    with mock data to review request and response examples… OAuth 2.0
    configuration allows use of a token as part of mock testing of the API (after a
    Client credential has been created)." — Aviva API Developer Portal developer
    guide. "As an unauthenticated user you have limited access to the Developer
    Portal… but cannot review API specs, test APIs or make a request to formally
    consume an Aviva API."
journey:
- step: Discover
  detail: Use the portal Catalogue and documentation to find the appropriate APIs.
- step: Access
  detail: Access and test the APIs through the sandbox environment, simulating scenarios.
- step: Consume
  detail: Make a formal request to consume the API through the Aviva API Gateway.
test_data:
  published: false
  test_cards: []
  magic_values: []
  test_clock: false
  note: No public test values of any kind. Sandbox data is provisioned per partner.
contact: aservices@aviva.com