Sandbox vs Production

Understand feature support across sandbox and production environments

The tables below list the key differences between Bond's sandbox and live environments:

URLs

Bond Studio APIs

EnvironmentURL
Productionhttps://api.bond.tech/api/v0.1/
Sandboxhttps://sandbox.bond.tech/api/v0.1/

Embedded app token generation

EnvironmentURL
Productionhttps://api.embedded.bond.tech/api/auth/token
Sandboxhttps://api-sandbox.embedded.bond.tech/api/auth/token

Embedded app front end

EnvironmentURL
Productionhttps://embedded.bond.tech
Sandboxhttps://embedded-sandbox.bond.tech

Features

FeatureSupported in SandboxSupported in Production
Create and update a Customer
Create and update a Business
Run KYC (Know-Your-Customer)

You can trigger various KYC states using trigger KYC scenario SSNs. You can also manually override KYC pass/fail states using the Simulate KYC Passed and Simulate KYC Failed operations.
Simulate KYC Passed
Simulate KYC Failed
Run KYB (Know-Your-Business)

You will not be able to simulate KYB pass/fail as you can with KYC. To successfully run KYB, you must still validate the identity of your business and its documents to ensure that they're compliant with federal regulations.
Create, submit, and update a credit application
Create an account
Create a secured charge card
Activate a card
Reissue a card
Activate/deactivate a card
Close a card
Transactions
Statements
Link an external account (v0)
Retrieve all linked accounts
Initiate an account-to-account transfer
Simulating an authorization
Simulating a settlement
Webhook subscriptions
ACH transfers

In sandbox, ACH transfers will settle within an hour.


ACH transfers will settle according to their same-day or standard settlement windows.
Real money transactions

Sandbox does not allow the use of real money for transactions. You can simulate authorization and settlement for card transactions using the simulate API, and transfer funds using the transfers API.
Non-standard card transactions (cash withdrawals, purchase returns)
ACH returns
Card issue fees
ATM withdrawal fees
Adding to mobile wallets (and associated card.wallet.* webhooks)

This feature is not currently available in sandbox.