generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://docs.griffin.com/docs/guides/sandbox-vs-live-mode
docs:
- https://docs.griffin.com/docs/guides/sandbox-vs-live-mode
- https://app.griffin.com/register
model:
  separation: >-
    Griffin runs two separate organization types — sandbox and live. Resources
    never move between them. Sandbox is a free playground (no fees, no NDA, no
    commitment to buy).
  base_url: https://api.griffin.com
  key_prefix_test: g-test-
  message_signatures: optional in sandbox (can be enforced via the "Validate all requests" toggle)
test_data:
  starting_balance: >-
    Every bank account created in sandbox is automatically credited with
    £1,000,000 of test money.
  sort_codes_accounts: Simulated sort codes and account numbers; not reachable by real payment schemes.
  payments: Sandbox payments are not sent to payment schemes and always succeed.
  onboarding: No third-party KYC/KYB checks are performed in sandbox.
simulation_tooling:
- endpoint: POST /v0/simulation/organizations/{organization-id}/cop-request/simulate/{cop-simulation-type}
  description: '[Alpha] Simulate a Confirmation of Payee (CoP) response in sandbox.'
notes: >-
  Griffin does not publish fixed "magic" card/account numbers the way a card
  acquirer does; sandbox test values are generated per-account. No test values
  are invented here — only what the docs publish is captured.