Certification Guide
Go-live processSandboxCreate an application and run API Explorer smoke tests.
ValidationRun simulator modes: simple, full, missing, invalid and edge.
Webhook SimulationsReview sandbox-only simulated events and replay rows; production outbound delivery is unavailable.
ApprovalProvide API logs, sample payloads and go-live checklist to support.
| Required Tests | Create, update, price change, media update, withdraw, archive, restore, delete, duplicate idempotency and retryable failure. |
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| Go Live Checklist | Production API key, API/HMAC signing secret, production base URL https://api.quardlyn.co.uk/api/v1/crm, required fields external_ref, department and display_address, unique external_ref per CRM connection, public media URLs, rate-limit/backoff handling, lifecycle/status mapping, structured error logging and CRM-side idempotent retries. |
| Production Approval | Production access is requested from the Developer Console after sandbox certification. Support reviews payload coverage and lifecycle behaviour before production traffic is enabled. |