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Sandbox & Interactive Testing

Scalar interactive console​

A live interactive console is available directly on the API server at /docs/scalar. You can type in any address, fill out request parameters, and execute real API calls in your browser — no code required.

Every endpoint in the API Reference also includes a Try It panel where you can send requests inline.

Using a sandbox API key​

warning

Do not paste your production API key into browser-based tools. Use your sandbox key for all interactive testing.

Your sandbox key is available in the dashboard under API Keys → Sandbox. It has the same endpoint access as your production key but is rate-limited and isolated from production billing.

Testing with curl​

All examples in this documentation use curl. The fastest way to test any endpoint is to copy an example, replace YOUR_API_KEY, and run it in your terminal.

# Verify your key works
curl https://api.padstats.io/health -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
# Expected: {"status": "healthy", "version": "..."}

Postman collection​

A Postman collection with all 28 endpoints is available to download and import directly:

Download padstats-api.postman_collection.json

After importing, set the apiKey collection variable to your API key and the baseUrl to https://api.padstats.io. All requests will pick up those values automatically.