generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.nymcard.com/get-started/quick-tutorial.md
environments:
- name: sandbox
  signup: https://portal.sand.platform.nymcard.com/default/login
  host: portal.sand.platform.nymcard.com
  purpose: Self-service sign-up to obtain an API key and access the nCore platform
- name: staging
  host: portal.stg.platform.ae-1.nymcard.com
  api_reference: https://portal.stg.platform.ae-1.nymcard.com/default/documentation/02_api_specs
- name: production
  base_url: https://api.nymcard.com/v1
access:
  model: static API key supplied in the `apikey` header
  ref: authentication/nymcard-authentication.yml
tooling:
  postman:
    description: Public nCore Postman collection (Run in Postman)
    run_url: https://god.gw.postman.com/run-collection/19938718-ce866362-3acf-4546-8ae4-9b5a15f99811?action=collection%2Ffork&source=rip_markdown
    variable_required: apikey
  webhook_simulation:
    description: Webhook changes for simulation are documented for test-mode event triggering
    docs: https://docs.nymcard.com/get-started/webhooks/webhook-changes-for-simulation
notes: >-
  nCore separates sandbox (portal.sand), staging (portal.stg), and production
  (api.nymcard.com) environments. No published magic/test card numbers were
  found inline in the docs — sign up in the sandbox to provision test programs.
  No test values are fabricated here.