Environments
Business Journeys APIs are available in two separate, isolated environments: Acceptance and Production.
Environment overview
| Environment | Purpose | Order processing | Emails / SMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance | Testing and integration without impacting real customers. | No – orders are not fulfilled. | No – transactional communication is disabled. |
| Production | Live traffic for real customers. | Yes – orders follow the normal Coolblue fulfilment flow. | Yes – customers receive standard Coolblue communication. |
Note: Orders created in the Acceptance environment are never fulfilled and
no transactional emails or SMS messages are sent.
Base URLs per API
Business API
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Acceptance:
https://<acceptance-host>/business-api -
Production:
https://<production-host>/business-api
Cafetariaplan API
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Acceptance:
https://<acceptance-host>/cafetariaplans-api -
Production:
https://<production-host>/cafetariaplans-api
Communities API
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Acceptance:
https://<acceptance-host>/communities-api -
Production:
https://<production-host>/communities-api
Which environment should I use?
- Use Acceptance while developing, testing, or debugging your integration.
- Use Production only after your tests are complete and you are ready to serve real customers.