# Sandbox environment

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/avalara-1099-and-w9/integration-guides/1099-and-w-9/xoo9121730143906/

Guide: 1099 & W-9

# Sandbox environment

Learn how to authenticate in the Avalara 1099 & W-9 APIs using the sandbox environment.

To authenticate in the Avalara 1099 & W-9 APIs using the sandbox environment, follow the same steps described in the production environment.

Replace the production base URLs with the corresponding sandbox URLs shown in the table below:

Action

Production URLs

Sandbox URLs

Account and License Key Management via Avalara.com

[https://www.avalara.com](https://www.avalara.com/)

[https://sandbox.admin.avalara.com](https://sandbox.admin.avalara.com/)

Account and License Key Management via APIs

[https://rest.avatax.com](https://rest.avatax.com/)

[https://sandbox-rest.avatax.com](https://sandbox-rest.avatax.com/)

Token Generation

[https://identity.avalara.com](https://identity.avalara.com/)

[https://ai-sbx.avlr.sh](https://ai-sbx.avlr.sh/)