generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.ottimate.com/sandbox.md
docs: https://docs.ottimate.com/sandbox
provider: plateiq
api: Ottimate API
environments:
- name: sandbox
  api_base: https://sandbox-api.ottimate.com/v1
  auth_server: https://sandbox-auth.ottimate.com/oauth/token
  dashboard: https://sandbox.ottimate.com
- name: production
  api_base: https://api.ottimate.com/v1
  auth_server: https://api.ottimate.com/v1/oauth/token
  dashboard: https://ottimate.com
credentials:
  provisioning: >-
    An Ottimate Partner Manager creates a mock client account in the sandbox and
    provides a Sandbox API Key plus a Sandbox Client ID and Client Secret. The
    API will not work without a properly configured sandbox client account.
  contact: peter.niu@ottimate.com
  self_serve: false
test_data:
  approach: >-
    Create test entities via the API — vendors (POST /v1/vendors), dimensions
    (POST /v1/dimensions), invoices (POST /v1/invoices or /v1/invoices/upload).
  recommendation: Use descriptive names like "Test Vendor - Electronics" rather than real company data.
  published_test_values: none  # Ottimate publishes no fixed test cards/tokens; testers create their own entities
differences_from_production:
- Separate credentials and identifiers
- Isolated data (sandbox changes do not affect production)
- Feature parity — all production APIs are available
- Different URLs (replace the `sandbox-` prefix for production)