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title: "Test mode"
description: "Test-mode API keys (b2b_test_) hit deterministic fake brand portals: same schemas and errors, zero portal traffic, never billed. Use them in CI and development."
canonical: https://brdg2b.ai/docs/test-mode
updated: 2026-10-16
---

# Test mode

Bridge to Brands is a product of RunOps Inc.

Keys that start with `b2b_test_` hit the fake portals our own test suite uses:

- one captured catalog per brand,
- deterministic availability,
- orders staged into a sandbox record with a fake portal URL.

Same schemas, same errors, zero portal traffic. Test calls are metered as `surface=rest, env=test` and excluded from billing views. Use test keys in CI, demos and while building an agent.