generated: '2026-07-31'
method: searched
source: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/production-readiness-guides/test-cards/
docs:
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/production-readiness-guides/test-cards/
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/production-readiness-guides/test-orders/
- https://help.boltapp.com/developers/tools/api-keys/
environments:
- name: sandbox
  api: https://api-sandbox.boltapp.com
  cdn: https://connect-sandbox.boltapp.com
  dashboard: https://merchant-sandbox.boltapp.com
  tokenizer: https://sandbox.bolttk.com
- name: staging
  api: https://api-staging.boltapp.com
  tokenizer: https://staging.bolttk.com
- name: production
  api: https://api.boltapp.com
  cdn: https://connect.boltapp.com
  dashboard: https://merchant.boltapp.com
  tokenizer: https://production.bolttk.com
isolation: Keys and transactions do not cross environments.
self_service_signup:
  available: true
  url: https://merchant.boltapp.com/onboarding
  since: '2026-07-07'
  provides:
  - Sandbox account creation with API key provisioning
  source: https://help.boltapp.com/releases/2026-07-07-self-service-onboarding/
credentials:
  model: dashboard-issued
  keys:
  - API Key
  - Signing Secret
  - Publishable Key
  prefixes: null
  note: Bolt does not publish a test-vs-live key prefix convention; separation is by
    environment and dashboard, not by key prefix.
test_cards:
  matching_rule: The full card number must match for post-authorization processes. Only the
    last 4 digits are used in pre-authorization rejections. Any card that ends in 0001 is
    rejected in pre-authorization.
  generic:
    expiration: any month/year in the future
    cvv: any 3 digits
    type: Visa
    cards:
    - scenario: Pre-auth irreversibly rejected
      number: '4100200300030001'
      behavior: Shopper receives an error and does not proceed to order confirmation. No
        authorization call made. Not available for re-review or force approval.
    - scenario: Approved
      number: '4111111111111111'
      behavior: Payment is accepted.
    - scenario: Declined
      number: '4111111111111012'
      behavior: Payment is declined by payment processor.
  by_processor:
  - processor: Bolt Payments
    expiration: 03/30
    cvv: '737'
    type: Visa
    note: Merchants who onboarded with Bolt Payments after 2022-11-01 should use the
      alternate numbers.
    cards:
    - scenario: Pre-auth irreversibly rejected
      number: '4100200300030001'
      alternate: '4100200300110001'
    - scenario: Review
      number: '4457000200000008'
      alternate: '4400000000000008'
    - scenario: Approved
      number: '4111111111111111'
      alternate: '4111111111111111'
    - scenario: Reviewed and reversibly rejected
      number: '4457010200000247'
      alternate: '4646464646464644'
    - scenario: Reviewed and irreversibly rejected
      number: '4457010140000141'
      alternate: '4457010140000141'
  - processor: Stripe
    cards:
    - scenario: Pre-auth irreversibly rejected
      number: '4100200310000001'
    - scenario: Review
      number: '4000004840000008'
    - scenario: Approved
      number: '4111111111111111'
    - scenario: Reviewed and reversibly rejected
      number: '5200828282828210'
    - scenario: Reviewed and irreversibly rejected
      number: '4457010140000141'
  third_party_note: Bolt links to Adyen, Authorize.net, Braintree, CardConnect, Checkout.com,
    CyberSource, NMI, PayPal, Payflow Pro, Radial and Stripe test-card references but does
    not guarantee third-party test cards.
test_order_amounts:
  currency: USD
  docs: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/production-readiness-guides/test-orders/
  amounts:
  - outcome: Reviewed & Approved
    total: 8017.01
  - outcome: Irreversibly Rejected
    total: 8017.02
  - outcome: Reversibly Rejected
    total: 8017.03
  - outcome: Declined
    total: 8017.04
  - outcome: Auto-Approved (No Review)
    total: 8017.05
test_fixtures_api:
  operations:
  - operationId: createTestingShopperAccount
    path: POST /v1/testing/shopper/create
    source: openapi/bolt-financial-bolt-api-openapi.yml
  - operationId: getTestCreditCardToken
    path: GET /v1/testing/card_token
    source: openapi/bolt-financial-bolt-api-openapi.yml
  - operationId: testShipping
    path: POST /v1/shipments/mock_bolt_shipping
    source: openapi/bolt-financial-bolt-api-openapi.yml
  - operationId: testingAccountCreate
    path: POST /testing/accounts
    source: openapi/bolt-financial-embeddable-checkout-v3-openapi.yml
  - operationId: testingAccountPhoneGet
    path: GET /testing/accounts/phones
    source: openapi/bolt-financial-embeddable-checkout-v3-openapi.yml
  - operationId: testingCreditCardGet
    path: POST /testing/credit-cards
    source: openapi/bolt-financial-embeddable-checkout-v3-openapi.yml
  note: Bolt ships a first-class Testing tag in both spec generations, so sandbox fixtures
    are created through the API rather than only through published magic values.
test_clocks:
  supported: false
  note: No time-simulation / test-clock facility is documented.
x-evidence:
  fetched: '2026-07-31'
  urls:
  - url: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/production-readiness-guides/test-cards/
    http_status: 200
  - url: https://help.boltapp.com/developers/production-readiness-guides/test-orders/
    http_status: 200
  note: All card numbers and order amounts above are published verbatim by Bolt as sandbox
    test values. None were invented.