Environments

Malipo provides two environments: sandbox for testing and live for production.

Sandbox

The sandbox environment lets you test your integration without processing real payments. All transactions are simulated.

Property	Value
Base URL	https://api.malipo.dev/v1
API Key Prefix	sk_test_...
Webhook URL	Configure in dashboard
Test Networks	airtel, vodacom, orange

Live

The live environment processes real payments. Requires completed KYC and live activation.

Property	Value
Base URL	https://api.malipo.dev/v1
API Key Prefix	sk_live_...
Webhook URL	Configure in dashboard
Supported Networks	airtel, vodacom, orange (per availability)

Note

Both environments share the same base URL. The API key determines which environment you’re using.