Sandbox — coming soon

What the sandbox is for

Test your integration against an isolated copy of the Dakoty API using fictional companies and contacts. Its base URL will be https://sandbox-api.dakoty.com/api/v1/public. Sandbox data is separate from production; never upload real customer data, payment credentials or production keys.

Keys and first request

Sandbox keys start with dk_test_; production keys start with dk_live_. A key works only in its own environment. Using a live key in the sandbox (or a test key in production) returns HTTP 401 with WRONG_ENVIRONMENT.

After launch, and once you have received a sandbox key, the first request will be:

curl https://sandbox-api.dakoty.com/api/v1/public/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DAKOTY_SANDBOX_KEY"

A successful request returns HTTP 200 and identifies the fictional sandbox organization. Key issuance from the CRM and per-organization provisioning are still being prepared; there is no sandbox activation button to use today.

Demo data and limits

The initial shared demo dataset will reset nightly at 02:00 UTC. Changes to demo business data and webhook subscriptions will be lost; do not use it as persistent storage. The demo key remains valid across resets. Initial limits are 60 requests/minute per key and 300/minute per organization; respect Retry-After on HTTP 429. See errors and rate limits.

Email and SMS are not sent. Payments, AI/OCR, external integrations, file/PDF services and a sandbox CRM interface are not included in this initial release. Outgoing HTTPS webhooks are real HTTP requests: use a receiver that you control, never a customer endpoint. See webhooks and signature verification.

Availability

This page documents the prepared sandbox design, verified on 17 October 2026; it does not certify a live deployment. Availability will be announced here after deployment and smoke tests. Production data and production credentials are never needed to try the sandbox.