Sandbox

Demo keys (vjk_demo_…) work against a fictional sample book: invented agencies, insureds, markets and quotes. Use them to build and test. The base URL is the same as live; the key decides which book you see. GET /me says "environment": "demo (fictional sample data)".

The nightly reset

The demo book resets every night: sample files go back to where they started, and anything you created disappears.

Demo keys stop working after the reset

The reset recreates the demo agencies, which removes their keys and webhooks. Ask your Valjean broker for a fresh demo key when you start a new day of testing. Live keys are never touched by the reset.

What’s real and what isn’t

In the demo	Real?
The API, its validation, errors and limits	Real: the same code as live
Appetite, requirements and answer types	Real logic, on sample markets and appetite
Market answers and quotes	Sample data; instant quotes come from a simulated carrier, labelled “Simulated”
Webhooks and events	Real deliveries, for changes in the demo book
Emails to anyone	None are sent

Going live

1. Sign the broker agreement with Valjean, so your agency is active.
2. Get a live key (vjk_live_…) from your portal or your broker, read-only or read-and-submit.
3. Swap the key. Nothing else changes: same base URL, same requests.
4. Register live webhooks: demo webhooks don’t carry over.