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title: Introducing Sandbar 🏖️ , Goldfish API Test Environment
description: we’re doubling down with another tool to help you transition away from the tyranny of Larry’s Excel doc riddled with macros. (Sorry, Larry.)
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# [Introducing Sandbar 🏖️ , Goldfish API Test Environment](https://goldfish.io/blog/introducing-sandbar-️-goldfish-api-test-environment)

 Written by [Ryan Taylor](https://goldfish.io/blog/author/ryan-taylor) | Apr 18, 2024, 4:00:00 AM

Last week, [we openly mocked your spreadsheet(s)](https://goldfish.io/blog/your-spreadsheet-sucks.-announcing-goldfishs-user-friendly-graphql-api); this week, we’re doubling down with another tool to help you transition away from the tyranny of *Larry’s* Excel doc riddled with macros. (Sorry, Larry.)

**TL;DR**

**Sandbar** 🏖️ is a playground that helps people freely validate whether our API is a fit now or in the future without requiring any contract or token to access it.  
Visit [https://sandbar.goldfish.io/graphql](https://sandbar.goldfish.io/graphql?ref=blog.goldfish.io) 🏖️

**What it is:**

• A fully functional copy of our production API; all parameters are the same, and all updates to our production API are reflected in Sandbar. That means even if we're not a fit this week, you can review every new feature until we are. (*Larry*.)

• Flexible. With GraphQL, when you're ready to switch from Sandbar’s testing environment to our production API, change the URL from *sandbar.goldfish* to *api.goldfish, add your token and* *poof,* Maaagic.

• Well documented. Our API Guide is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTUQ-D1-HAXdB7XV_QmhMkV40yHdnJaHvaitPosb7uhFN9w1fpRLAGSqKow4n45Odui-ppMIgP7yZqt/pub?ref=blog.goldfish.io), and our input variables for testing are [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTAtIYjzLALJy5H8SgpvZI4nR2YbqC5l928UQW0diq5c-HALZwQVJ5nti5s8MrcGqsU4cceDAXXYAoJ/pubhtml?ref=blog.goldfish.io#). We'll publish more tips and tricks soon, but If you’d like a more intimate 1:1 technical onboarding on the **Sandbar** 🏖️ , the product team would love to help; email [hello@goldfish.io](mailto:hello@goldfish.io) with the subject "Sandbar API Onboarding."

**What it isn't:**

• Sandbar is explicitly built for testing and validation, not production. The fancy caching, redundancy, and performance benefits are only available on our production API. Don't hesitate to contact [sales@goldfish.io](mailto:sales@goldfish.io) if you require access to our production API for benchmark testing.

• While Sandbar is a functional copy of our Production API, it is not connected to the same data resources. The sample database and [variables for testing](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTAtIYjzLALJy5H8SgpvZI4nR2YbqC5l928UQW0diq5c-HALZwQVJ5nti5s8MrcGqsU4cceDAXXYAoJ/pubhtml?ref=blog.goldfish.io#) should be adequate for most assessments. If you are in advanced testing and you *have a need, a need for speed* and or data, please reach out to sales for access to our production systems.

Until next week, from the Product Team @Goldfish 🤙

[View full post](https://goldfish.io/blog/introducing-sandbar-️-goldfish-api-test-environment)

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