Test Environment

Test keys

Create test API keys by setting mode: "test" when creating a key. Test keys are prefixed with sk_bc_*_test_* (e.g. sk_bc_ws_test_...). See key prefixes for the full list.

How test mode works

Resources created with test keys have livemode: false and are fully isolated from live resources — they don’t appear in live listings and vice versa.

Test mode returns synthetic results. No real model inference runs, no GPU usage, and no billing. The metrics and structures returned are placeholders. Use test mode for integration testing and API exploration, not scientific analysis.

When to use test mode

• Integration testing — Verify your code correctly handles the API’s async lifecycle (start, poll, fetch results, stop) without consuming compute.
• API exploration — Familiarize yourself with request/response shapes and pagination before running real jobs.
• CI pipelines — Run automated tests against real API endpoints without incurring costs.