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meCash Environments

meCash offers two environments to support your development workflow: Sandbox for testing and Production for live transactions.

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Sandbox Environment

The Sandbox environment is perfect for development, testing, and integration before going live.

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Sandbox Base URL

https://sandboxapi.me-cash.com

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Key Features:

  • Safe Testing: Test all API functionality without affecting real accounts or transactions
  • Realistic Data: Use test data that mirrors production behavior
  • Full API Access: All endpoints and features available for testing
  • No Real Money: All transactions are simulated

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How to Access:

  • Account Setup: Create a meCash sandbox account
  • API Keys: Generate sandbox API keys from your Developer dashboard
  • Testing: Use sandbox keys for all development and testing
Always test your integration thoroughly in sandbox before moving to production.

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Production Environment

The Production environment processes real transactions with your users.

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Production Base URL

https://api.me-cash.com

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Key Features:

  • Real Transactions: Processes genuine payments and affects actual accounts
  • Secure Operations: Employs robust security measures to protect sensitive data
  • High Availability: Designed for reliability and uptime to support business-critical operations
  • Live Data: Real customer transactions and account balances

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How to Access:

  • Account Setup: Ensure you have a verified meCash production account
  • API Keys: Obtain API keys from your meCash Developer dashboard
  • Go-Live: Only use production after thorough sandbox testing
Production transactions involve real money. Test thoroughly in sandbox first!

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Environment Comparison

FeatureSandboxProduction
PurposeDevelopment & TestingLive Transactions
Base URLhttps://sandboxapi.me-cash.comhttps://api.me-cash.com
API KeysSandbox keysProduction keys
TransactionsSimulatedReal money
DataTest dataLive customer data
Rate LimitsSame as productionStandard limits
WebhooksTest eventsReal events

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Best Practices

Development Workflow

  1. Start with sandbox environment
  2. Test all API endpoints thoroughly
  3. Validate webhook handling
  4. Test error scenarios
  5. Move to production when ready

API Key Management

  • Use different API keys for each environment
  • Never mix sandbox and production keys
  • Store keys securely in environment variables
  • Rotate keys regularly for security

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Switching Between Environments

To switch between environments, simply change the base URL in your API calls: 
# Sandbox
curl -X GET "https://sandboxapi.me-cash.com/v1/wallets" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_SANDBOX_KEY"

# Production  
curl -X GET "https://api.me-cash.com/v1/wallets" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_PRODUCTION_KEY"

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