generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.blink.net/docs/getting-started/environments.html
docs:
  - https://docs.blink.net/docs/getting-started/environments.html
  - https://docs.blink.net/docs/getting-started/quick-start.html
summary: >-
  Blink publishes two public environments, production and test. The test
  environment is a full parallel deployment — its own user dashboard, merchant
  dashboard, SDK bundle and API host — and processes only test cards. Adding a
  real card number to a test account is explicitly not allowed. Test clientIds
  are issued on request by Blink rather than self-service.
environments:
  - id: production
    live: true
    user_dashboard: https://blink.net
    merchant_dashboard: https://dashboard.blink.net
    sdk: https://blink.net/1.0/blink-sdk.js
    api_base: https://api.blink.net
    note: Uses real cards and processes real money transactions.
  - id: test
    live: false
    user_dashboard: https://test.blink.net
    merchant_dashboard: https://dashboard.test.blink.net
    sdk: https://test.blink.net/1.0/blink-sdk.js
    api_base: https://api.test.blink.net
    note: >-
      Uses only test cards. Adding a real card number to a test account is not
      allowed. Recommended for integrating Blink against a sandbox/test
      instance of your web application before going live.
provisioning:
  self_service: false
  contact: integration@blink.net
  note: >-
    "If you don't have a clientId for our test environment set up yet, contact
    us at integration@blink.net and we'll get you one."
test_cards:
  note: >-
    Published verbatim in the Blink environments documentation. Every card
    accepts any 3-digit CVC and any future expiry date.
  cvc: Any 3 digits
  expiry: Any future date
  cards:
    - number: '4242 4242 4242 4242'
      brand: Visa
    - number: '4000 0566 5566 5556'
      brand: Visa (debit)
    - number: '5555 5555 5555 4444'
      brand: Mastercard
    - number: '2223 0031 2200 3222'
      brand: Mastercard (2-series)
    - number: '5200 8282 8282 8210'
      brand: Mastercard (debit)
    - number: '5105 1051 0510 5100'
      brand: Mastercard (prepaid)
    - number: '3782 822463 10005'
      brand: American Express
    - number: '3714 496353 98431'
      brand: American Express
    - number: '6011 1111 1111 1117'
      brand: Discover
    - number: '6011 0009 9013 9424'
      brand: Discover
    - number: '3056 9300 0902 0004'
      brand: Diners Club
    - number: '3622 7206 2716 67'
      brand: Diners Club (14 digit card)
    - number: '3566 0020 2036 0505'
      brand: JCB
    - number: '6200 0000 0000 0005'
      brand: UnionPay
demo:
  url: https://blinktribune.com/
  description: >-
    Blink Tribune — a live demo publication showing the Blink identity,
    subscription and donation flows end to end.
not_published:
  - test_clocks_time_simulation
  - fixture_or_trigger_tooling
  - test_bank_accounts
  - decline_simulation_values