generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.nexhealth.com/docs/getting-started
description: NexHealth test/sandbox environment. New developers self-serve a test API key and get a pre-provisioned demo institution and location.
environment:
  test_base_url: https://nexhealth.info
  production_base_url: https://nexhealth.info
  note: The same host serves both environments; access is determined by whether your API key is a test (sandbox) key or a production key.
credentials:
  test_api_key: https://developers.nexhealth.com/test/api-key
  signup: https://developers.nexhealth.com/signup
  production_access: https://www.nexhealth.com/api-request/request-access
token:
  bearer_lifetime_sandbox: 24 hours
  bearer_lifetime_production: 1 hour
  exchange: POST /authenticates
demo_data:
  description: Developer Portal accounts come with a demo institution and location already set up.
  institutions: https://developers.nexhealth.com/test/institutions
open_dental_sandbox:
  description: A guide to stand up an Open Dental sandbox sync for realistic read/write testing.
  docs: https://docs.nexhealth.com/docs/setting-up-an-open-dental-sandbox-sync
notes:
- No published magic test values (card numbers, etc.); test data comes from the provisioned demo sync.
- Requests are made against subdomain + location_id scoped to your sandbox account.