Environments

The MLA Service is available in multiple environments for development, testing, and production use.

Available Environments

Environment	Purpose	Base URL
Sandbox Recommended for Testing	Integration testing and development	https://leads-sandbox.alleviate.com
Production Live	Production traffic	https://leads.alleviate.com

GraphQL Endpoint

All environments expose the GraphQL API at the /graphql path:

{BASE_URL}/graphql

For example, the sandbox GraphQL endpoint is:

https://leads-sandbox.alleviate.com/graphql

Environment Details

Sandbox Environment

Tip

Use the Sandbox environment for all initial integration work and testing.

The sandbox environment is ideal for:

• Initial integration development
• Testing lead submission flows
• Validating response handling
• Testing result code handling with Sandbox Test Archetypes
• Training and demos

Characteristics:

• Isolated from production data
• Supports sandbox test archetypes for deterministic, repeatable result codes
• Safe for testing with real API calls
• No impact on production systems

Production Environment

Caution

Only use the production environment for real, live leads. All data submitted is fully processed.

The production environment is for:

• Live lead submission
• Real customer data
• Production traffic

Characteristics:

• Full production processing
• Connected to live external services
• Real credit pulls and CRM submissions
• Subject to rate limiting

Environment-Specific Configuration

Lead Source IDs

Each partner is assigned a unique Client ID for each environment.

Note

Your sandbox Client ID will be provided during partner onboarding. The production credentials will be provided once you’re ready to go live.

Rate Limiting

Caution

If you exceed rate limits, you’ll receive a 429 Too Many Requests response. Implement exponential backoff in your retry logic.

Next Steps

Now that you understand the environments:

1. Follow the Quick Start to make your first API call
2. Use Sandbox Test Archetypes for deterministic integration testing
3. Review the API Overview for available operations