Marketplace API sandbox
Who can use the Marketplace API Sandbox?
The target audience is Marketplace sellers onboarded to sell items on Walmart.com and integrate their apps with new or existing APIs.
What is the Marketplace API Sandbox?
The Marketplace API Sandbox provides a test environment for sellers to test APIs before they push to production to ensure a successful integration.
How can I access the API Sandbox? How is it different from production APIs?
You can also create sandbox API keys when you create your API keys in the developer portal.
Marketplace APIs will have new Sandbox-only URLs alongside the standard production URLs. The samples, error codes, and reports will be the same as the production APIs.
How can I get my Sandbox API authentication keys?
When you log into the Walmart Developer Portal, the API Keys for Production and Sandbox page displays. For more details, see Authorization) .
Are there requirements to use the Sandbox?
Yes, make sure you use Item Specification version 3.
What are the benefits and scope of the Sandbox?
The benefits of using the Sandbox include:
– Extensive testing of synchronous API scenarios is enabled by dynamically mocked responses, which change corresponds to the input provided in the API request.
– Perform basic validations on the feeds, payloads, and other data to lessen data quality issues in production. In addition, perform production-level schema and business rule validations for select feed types.
– Download sample reports.
– Deploy with confidence as all test failures occur in a safe environment.
– Test in parallel with development to address any issues before going live.
– Try out new features and provide feedback before changes are pushed to production.
The scope of the Marketplace API sandbox environment includes:
– Extensive API request and response validation for synchronous APIs through dynamically mocked responses
– Basic schema-level validations for all feed types
– Production-level schema and business rule validations for select feed types
– Sample reports
– Throttling limits
– Error codes
– Delegated Access
Are there any restrictions to use Sandbox APIs compared to Production APIs?
The items will not be seen on Walmart.com. Sandbox environment is NOT a full stack staging environment, so partners cannot do end-to-end testing. Responses are based on mock data.
Updated about 2 months ago