Sandbox and production

Every Brrndops business has two completely separate environments. Your API key decides which one a request uses; there is no separate URL or flag.

	Sandbox	Production
Key prefix	bd_test_	bd_live_
Cost	Free	Billed against your plan
Requirements	None	Verified business and an active plan
Invoice numbers	TEST-INV-001, TEST-INV-002…	INV-001, INV-002…
PDFs	Watermarked TEST	Clean
POST /invoices/{id}/send	Status changes, no email is sent	Emails your customer
livemode on objects	false	true

Data never crosses over

Sandbox and production data are fully isolated. A sandbox key asking for a production invoice gets 404, and the reverse is also true. Lists, numbering and request logs are separate too. Nothing you do in sandbox can affect a real customer.

Recommended setup

• Use sandbox keys in development, CI and staging, and production keys only in production.
• Keep keys in environment variables or a secrets manager, never in source code.
• Because the request format is identical in both environments, going live is just a key swap.

The developer dashboard has the same switch at the top of every page, so you can view sandbox and production activity separately.