generated: '2026-08-02'
method: searched
source: https://www.thoughtmachine.net/api-terms
name: TM Sandbox APIs / TM Sandbox Environment
summary: >-
  Thought Machine operates a partner sandbox programme — the "TM Sandbox APIs" and the "TM
  Sandbox Environment" — under a published set of API Sandbox Terms and Conditions. It is a
  non-production testing surface for partners building "Partner Middleware" against Vault, not
  a self-serve developer sandbox: access is granted by application and review, and the terms
  run for 24 months from the start date.
access:
  model: application-and-review
  self_serve: false
  application_form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39UA9UoR_9mJDONS0_D34Bub67IaPlhcPKFwfjSkD3_FjFA/viewform
  terms: https://www.thoughtmachine.net/api-terms
  legal_entity: Thought Machine Group Limited
  decision: >-
    Thought Machine reviews each submission at its discretion and notifies the applicant by
    email; it is not required to give reasons for a refusal.
  term_months: 24
test_vs_live:
  separation: separate sandbox environment (TM Sandbox Environment) distinct from production Vault deployments
  key_prefixes: null
  x-note: >-
    No test/live key prefixes, magic test values, test card numbers or fixture triggers are
    published anonymously — they live in the partner documentation behind the SSO login at
    docs.thoughtmachine.net. None have been invented here.
constraints:
- Non-production data only; posting personal data into the sandbox is prohibited.
- Non-exclusive, non-transferable right of access.
- No uptime, availability or support guarantee for the sandbox.
- Posted content and test data may be deleted at any time without notice.
- Thought Machine may add, remove, change or restrict sandbox functionality without notice.
- No commercial or production use.
x-evidence:
- fetched: '2026-08-02'
  url: https://www.thoughtmachine.net/api-terms
  http_status: 200