The sandbox is a safe environment to explore and validate your ekko Climate API integration before going live. It mirrors the production API and SDK behaviour, but no real contributions are processed.

Getting access

1. Request testing access from your ekko contact
2. Activate your ekko Hub account using the link in your activation email
3. Log in to ekko Hub → go to Developer Console
4. Generate a new sandbox API key

Your sandbox API key should be used in the Authorization header as a Bearer token for all calls until you move to production. The sandbox base URL is:

https://staging.api.ekko.earth/v3

What you can test

• API integration flow → Create an organisation, generate a carbon quote, allocate funds to a project and trigger a reversal
• Checkout SDK → Create checkout sessions, initialise the SDK with a clientSecret, render the component and confirm toggle events update your basket totals

Best practices

• Mirror your intended production use cases in sandbox, including success, error and reversal flows
• Use realistic transaction data (currencies, MCC codes, amounts) so footprint calculations are accurate
• Store sandbox identifiers (quoteId, fundsAllocationId) alongside your own references for reconciliation testing
• Check how SDK components behave on desktop and mobile, including slow connections and refresh/back-navigation

Moving forward

Once you’ve validated your flows in sandbox, follow the Go-live checklist to switch to production keys and endpoints.