generated: '2026-09-16'
method: searched
source: https://docs.pyannote.ai/tutorials/api-playground
description: pyannoteAI publishes no separate test/live mode. Testing happens against the production API
  with real (free signup) credits, through the dashboard API playground or the GET /v1/test key-check
  endpoint.
docs:
- https://docs.pyannote.ai/tutorials/api-playground
- https://docs.pyannote.ai/administration/account
- https://docs.pyannote.ai/api-reference/test
- https://docs.pyannote.ai/authentication
modes:
- name: live
  key_prefixes: null
  note: Only one key type is documented; API keys are generated in the dashboard (https://dashboard.pyannote.ai).
    No test-mode key prefix is published.
test_mode:
  separate_environment: false
  note: No sandbox host or test-mode keys are documented. Playground jobs "consume your credits exactly
    like normal API requests".
free_credits:
  available: true
  amount: null
  evidence: '"You receive free credits at signup, which can be used to run playground jobs." (docs.pyannote.ai/tutorials/api-playground).
    The amount is not stated on that page.'
hosted_test_surfaces:
- name: API playground
  url: https://dashboard.pyannote.ai/playground
  capabilities:
  - diarization
  - identification
  - speech-to-text orchestration
  limits: Stricter rate limits than direct API usage; usage appears on the normal Usage and Billing pages.
connectivity_check:
  operation: testKey
  method: GET
  path: /v1/test
  spec: openapi/pyannoteai-api-api-openapi.yml
  note: '"Use it to test your API key and ensure that it is working correctly."'
test_values: []
test_clocks: null
note: No test cards, fixtures or trigger tooling are published (none would apply to an audio API). Nothing
  here is invented.