generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://docs.thegivingblock.com/docs/sandbox-intro
api: The Giving Block Public API
summary: >-
  The Giving Block operates a fully separate sandbox environment mirroring production.
  Sandbox credentials are issued separately from production credentials on request.
  Organizations must be created in the sandbox (manually via support or programmatically
  through the nonprofit onboarding flow) before donations can be tested.
environments:
- name: production
  baseURL: https://public-api.tgbwidget.com
- name: sandbox
  baseURL: https://public-api.sandbox.thegivingblock.com
credentials:
  provisioning: manual
  how: Contact the integrations team to request separate Sandbox API credentials.
  shared_with_production: false
test_helpers:
- operationId: CreateTestDonation
  description: Creates a test donation in the sandbox environment.
test_flows:
- Test crypto donations
- Test stock donations
- Test DAF (Donor Advised Fund) donations
- Test card donations
published_test_values:
  cards: none-published
  crypto_addresses: none-published
  tokens: none-published
  detail: >-
    The Giving Block does not publish static test cards, test crypto addresses, or test
    tokens on the sandbox intro page; testing procedures are documented per donation type.
    No test values are fabricated here.