generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.axle.energy/api-reference/sandbox
summary: Axle publishes a dedicated sandbox environment for testing and development.
environments:
  - name: sandbox
    base_url: https://api-sandbox.axle.energy
    interactive_docs: true
    detail: >-
      The API reference at docs.axle.energy is interactive; once authenticated you can make live
      calls to api-sandbox.axle.energy from the docs. Sandbox accounts are provisioned by request.
    provisioning: Contact hello@axle.energy to set up a new sandbox account.
  - name: production
    base_url: https://api.axle.energy
    provisioning: Contact hello@axle.energy to set up a production environment.
authentication:
  detail: >-
    Token-based. Exchange the username and password issued with your sandbox account for a bearer
    token via POST /auth/token-form. The organisation token expires after 1 hour and must be
    refreshed. Include it as `Authorization: Bearer <team_token>`.
  docs: https://docs.axle.energy/api-reference/auth/token-form
test_values:
  note: >-
    Axle does not publish fixed magic test identifiers (test cards / MPANs) in its public docs;
    sandbox accounts come provisioned with their own credentials and data. No test values are
    fabricated here.
examples_endpoints:
  - GET /examples/dispatch-event   # example grid dispatch event payload
  - GET /examples/ocpp-charging-profile  # example OCPP charging profile
docs: https://docs.axle.energy/api-reference/sandbox