Sandbox — payouts - PontisGlobe API

What sandbox is

Sandbox is a test version of the live API. Every endpoint behaves identically: same validation, same auth, same error envelope, same response shape. But:

No wallet impact — sandbox transactions do not move real funds
Callbacks are not sent for sandbox transactions

Switch by changing the base URL — credentials, payloads, and code stay the same.

Live:    https://api.pontisglobe.com
Sandbox: https://sandbox.pontisglobe.com

Trigger codes

In sandbox, the trailing cents of source_amount decide the outcome:

`source_amount` ends in	`sendPayoutRequest` →	`getPayoutStatus` later →
`.00`	`pending`	`completed`
`.01`	`pending`	`failed` (`Insufficient funds in source wallet`)
`.02`	`pending`	`failed` (`Recipient account not found`)
`.03`	`pending`	`pending` (stays pending — useful for polling tests)
`.04`	`pending`	`failed` (`Provider declined the transaction`)

Any other trailing cents fall back to the .00 path.

Example

// Will eventually settle as completed
await sendPayoutRequest({ source_amount: '10.00', ... })

// Will fail with "Insufficient funds in source wallet"
await sendPayoutRequest({ source_amount: '10.01', ... })

// Will stay pending — polled status returns 'pending' forever
await sendPayoutRequest({ source_amount: '10.03', ... })

Sandbox transaction IDs

Sandbox transaction_ids are prefixed sb_ so they’re easy to recognize and impossible to confuse with live IDs:

sb_a42b69dcd78f_01_tg3qwn_30e136b2

A sb_ ID returned to one account cannot be queried by another.

What sandbox is NOT for

Load testing (use a staging or dedicated test environment)
Verifying callback delivery — no callbacks are sent in sandbox, for payouts or payins. See Callbacks.
Validating exchange rates (quotes return placeholder rates)

Payins are tested the same way but with their own trigger codes — see Sandbox — payins.

Done testing?

When every outcome behaves the way you expect, follow the Going live checklist to switch to production.

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Sandbox — payouts

What sandbox is

Trigger codes

Example

Sandbox transaction IDs

What sandbox is NOT for

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​Trigger codes

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What sandbox is

Trigger codes

Example

Sandbox transaction IDs

What sandbox is NOT for

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