generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://zencoder.support.brightcove.com/getting-started/getting-api-key.html
notes: >-
  Zencoder has no separate sandbox host; testing is done against the production API
  (https://app.zencoder.com/api/v2) using an Integration-Mode API key. Jobs submitted with an
  integration-mode key are accepted and validated (you get realistic API responses) but are NOT
  actually encoded and are not billed — the mechanism for building and testing an integration before
  moving to a paid plan. No published test-card / magic-value fixtures exist (this is a media API, not
  a payments API). Free test jobs are also available on the platform.
test_mode:
  name: Integration Mode
  how: Use an integration-mode API key (see authentication/zencoder-authentication.yml key_types).
  behavior: Jobs are accepted and return API responses but are not processed or billed.
  toggle_operations: [turnOnIntegration, turnOffIntegration]
  toggle_endpoints:
  - PUT /account/integration  (turn on integration mode)
  - PUT /account/live         (turn off integration mode -> live/processing)
live_mode:
  name: Full Access
  how: Use a full-access API key on a paid plan; jobs are processed and billed per output minute.
free_testing:
  notes: The platform advertises free test jobs for evaluating encoding quality.
magic_values: []