Environments and Base URLs

The eBRC API runs in two environments. Your API key is issued for one of them, and the host you call decides where your requests go.

Environment	Base URL	What it is for
Production	`https://ebrcapi.eximfiles.io/api/v1`	Live filings. Certificates generated here are real and legally binding.
Sandbox	`https://ebrcapi.dev.eximfiles.com/api/v1`	Building and testing. Nothing filed here is legally binding.

Generation endpoints are available in Production and Sandbox. In Production, a generation request is typically acknowledged within about 2 hours.

How environments behave

API keys are issued per environment. A sandbox key does not work against the production host, and the other way round.
Build against the sandbox first. Nothing is legally binding until you move to production keys and the production host.
Every generation request records the environment it was filed in, so a test run is never mistaken for a live filing.

The Data extraction APIs run on a separate Tradelens host with their own API key:

Environment	Base URL
Production	`https://tradelens-apis.eximfiles.io/platform`
Sandbox	`https://tradelens-apis.dev.eximfiles.com/platform`

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