# API Key

## Base URL for API Endpoints

AquaPay provides a production environment and a sandbox environment. 

The API endpoint for the **sandbox** environment is:

```
https://api-staging.aquanow.io
```

The API endpoint for the **production** environment is:

```
https://api.aquanow.io
```

## Generating API Key

For programmatic access or API integration, users can create an API key through the following steps:

Go to the "API Keys" section of the navigation panel

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Click on "Create New API Key"

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