# Sandbox API error

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/sandbox-api-error/94328>\
**Category:** Wowza Video (Formerly Streaming Cloud)\
**Created:** [December 15, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sandbox-api-error/94328 "2021-12-15T09:24:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Thierry\_Fontaine1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@Thierry\_Fontaine1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Thierry_Fontaine1)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sandbox-api-error/94328/1 "2021-12-15T09:24:12Z")

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Hello,

I tried to use the API on Sandbox server but it doesn’t seems to work. This is what I get : The remote server returned an error: (503) Server Unavailable.

I’m able to get status on production server so my credentials are ok I guess.

Is there an issue with sandbox or I doing it wrong ?

Method : Get  
URL : [https://api-sandbox.cloud.wowza.com/api/v1.7/stream\_sources](https://api-sandbox.cloud.wowza.com/api/v1.7/stream_sources)  
Headers : wsc-api-key and wsc-access-key

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sandbox-api-error/94328/2 "2021-12-15T17:27:46Z")

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Sandbox is not designed for production and will not work. It’s designed for practice and testing API calls in a non-production environment.

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**Author:** ![Thierry\_Fontaine1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@Thierry\_Fontaine1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Thierry_Fontaine1)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sandbox-api-error/94328/3 "2021-12-15T19:09:52Z")

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Thank you for the answer. So it’s normal to receive an error (503) Server Unavailable ?  
How can I use the sandbox environment ? I want to test my script before using it on production.

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sandbox-api-error/94328/4 "2021-12-16T16:54:09Z")

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What Sandbox server are you using? We don’t currently have a Sanndbox option at Wowza. I’m happy to help you out and understand you want to test.

Can you share what you are using @Thierry_Fontaine1?