generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.medable.com/getting-started/cortex-user-guide/first-api-request
docs: https://docs.medable.com/getting-started/cortex-user-guide/first-api-request
description: >-
  Cortex separates environments by hostname and by org. A development org is used for
  testing, addressed at api.dev.medable.com, with a separate staging environment; the
  same org exists per environment. There is no shared public sandbox tenant — developers
  create their own dev org and App to obtain an API key.
environments:
- name: development
  base_url: https://api.dev.medable.com/{org_code}/v2/
- name: staging
  base_url: https://api.staging.medable.com/{org_code}/v2/
- name: production
  base_url: https://api.medable.com/{org_code}/v2/
test_setup:
  steps:
  - Create an org and log in as administrator.
  - Settings > Apps > New App to generate an API key.
  - Optionally enable Sessions and/or CSRF protection on the App.
  published_example:
    org_code: newhealthco
    note: >-
      Example org code and API key value (mwidxhb8ShcqmV1B9iOYJh) are illustrative
      values published in the Medable getting-started docs, not live credentials.
release_workspaces:
  note: >-
    Release notes deploy to staging workspaces before production workspaces on separate
    dated schedules (see changelog/medable-changelog.yml).