generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://docs.overflow.co/api-reference/quickstart and
  https://docs.overflow.co/api-reference/welcome — Overflow ships a dedicated
  staging environment with its own credentials for testing before production.
description: >-
  Overflow separates testing from production via a full staging environment.
  Staging credentials only work against the staging base URL, and production
  credentials only work against the production base URL. Contact Overflow
  developers to obtain credentials for each environment.
environments:
- name: staging
  base_url: https://server.stage.overflow.co
  openapi_host: https://server.stage.overflow.co
  credentials: separate staging x-client-id + x-api-key
- name: production
  base_url: https://server.overflow.co
  credentials: separate production x-client-id + x-api-key
credential_separation:
  enforced: true
  note: >-
    Staging credentials only work against the staging base URL, and production
    credentials only work against the production base URL.
health_check:
  operation: OpenApiController_health
  path: /api/v3/health
  example: >-
    curl -X GET 'https://server.stage.overflow.co/api/v3/health'
    -H 'x-client-id: <CLIENT_ID>' -H 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>'
test_values:
  note: >-
    Overflow does not publish magic test card numbers or fixed test tokens in
    its public docs; testing is performed against the isolated staging
    environment with staging credentials. No test values are invented here.