generated: '2026-09-20'
method: searched
source: https://resource.payrix.com/docs/get-started-with-sandbox-testing
description: The Payrix Pro Sandbox mirrors the production portal and API; no funds move. Accounts are issued during implementation or requested through the sandbox
  sign-up form.
docs:
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/sandbox-testing
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/get-started-with-sandbox-testing
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/sandbox-utilization-guidelines
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/sandbox-simulators
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/transactions-sandbox-simulator
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/merchant-boarding-sandbox-simulator
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/payouts-sandbox-simulator
- https://resource.payrix.com/docs/sandbox-apple-pay-testing
modes:
- name: sandbox
  base_url: https://test-api.payrix.com
  portal: https://test-portal.payrix.com/
  notes: Requires a private API key generated in the Sandbox Portal.
- name: canada sandbox
  base_url: https://test-api.payrixcanada.com
- name: production
  base_url: https://api.payrix.com
  portal: https://portal.payrix.com/
signup: https://test-portal.payrix.com/signup/payrixsandbox
test_cards:
  success:
  - number: 4242 4242 4242 4242
    note: '"industry-standard test credit card number with a future expiration date, 3-digit CVV, and valid zip code"'
simulators:
  docs: https://resource.payrix.com/docs/transactions-sandbox-simulator
  mechanism: trigger amounts — submitting a specific transaction total produces a specific simulated processor response
  examples_vantiv_vap:
  - amount: $95.87
    response: Declined
  - amount: $500.04
    response: Insufficient Funds
  - amount: $848.12
    response: Lost/Stolen Card
  - amount: $848.13
    response: Expired Card
  - amount: $848.19
    response: Do Not Honor
  - amount: $848.25
    response: Generic Decline
  other_simulators:
  - Merchant Boarding Sandbox Simulator
  - Payouts Sandbox Simulator