Environments

Shieldpay provides two distinct environments. All credentials and configurations are environment-specific.

Production: https://api.partner.shieldpay.com This is the live environment for processing real transactions.

Sandbox: https://api.sandbox.partner.shieldpay.com A complete testing environment that mirrors Production functionality without affecting real-world data or funds. You will be onboarded to the Sandbox first. It is best practice to maintain separate application configurations for Sandbox and Production.

The Sandbox environment maintains a separate IP whitelist from the Production environment, so IP addresses will need to be whitelisted on both environments. We recommend whitelisting your Development servers against our Sandbox environment and your Production servers against our Production environment to maintain separation.