generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://docs.zavu.dev/authentication.md
modes:
  live:
    key_prefix: zv_live_
    behavior: Sends messages and delivers them to real recipients; charges balance.
  test:
    key_prefix: zv_test_
    behavior: >-
      Test keys simulate message sending but do not actually deliver messages,
      allowing development and testing without incurring costs or delivering to
      real recipients.
auth:
  header: Authorization
  format: "Bearer <api_key>"
key_management:
  note: API keys (secrets) are shown only once at creation and must be stored securely.
test_values:
  note: >-
    Zavu does not publish a fixed table of magic test phone numbers or cards;
    the test/live separation is driven entirely by the API key prefix
    (zv_test_ vs zv_live_). No verbatim test identifiers were published in the docs.
cross_reference:
  authentication: authentication/zavu-authentication.yml
  conventions: conventions/zavu-conventions.yml