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PaveWay provides a robust test environment where you can simulate successful and failed payments without moving any real money.

Test Environment

  • Dashboard: Use the “Test Mode” toggle in your Merchant Dashboard to view test transactions.
  • Sandbox URL: https://api-sandbox.pavewaygroup.com/v1
  • Authentication: All requests to the sandbox must use your sk_test_... key.

Test Payment Methods

Cards

Use the following cards to test different scenarios:
Card NumberResult
4242 4242 4242 4242Success (Any CVV / Future Date)
4000 0000 0000 0002Insufficient Funds (Simulates 402 Error)
4000 0000 0000 00053D-Secure Required (Triggers OTP Modal)

Mobile Money

Simulate prompts by providing specific phone number patterns:
Phone NumberNetworkResult
237600000001MTNSuccess after 10s delay.
237600000002ORANGEImmediate Success.
237600000003MTNInsufficient Funds (Failure).

Simulating Webhooks

You can use the Webhook Tester in your dashboard to send mock events to your server. This allows you to verify your Signature Verification logic without making an actual API call.
[!TIP] Use a tool like ngrok or https://webhook.site to tunnel your local server to a public URL so it can receive PaveWay’s test webhooks during development.