The API is included in the plan. The account owner creates keys in the developer settings. For a test account, email hello@storebay.co.uk.

Developers

Getting started

Get a key, make your first call, and subscribe to webhooks.

1. Get a key

The account owner creates an API key in the back office, in the developer settings. StoreBay sets up a test account on request (email hello@storebay.co.uk). The plaintext is shown once at creation; only a SHA-256 hash is stored. While you build, use a sb_test_… key from a test account (a test key made in a live account is refused). See Authentication for the other credential types (OAuth2 client-credentials, auth-code + PKCE for marketplace apps, and static tokens) and the full scopes table.

2. Make a call

Authenticate with a Bearer credential:

curl https://api.storebay.co.uk/v1/sites \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sb_test_…"
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "018f9c2a-7b3e-7c1a-9f2d-3a5b6c7d8e9f",
      "object": "site",
      "name": "StoreBay Croydon",
      "timezone": "Europe/London",
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "meta": { "limit": 25, "cursor": { "next": null, "has_more": false } }
}

Every response uses the { data, meta } envelope — see Conventions.

3. Subscribe to webhooks

Register an endpoint and StoreBay will POST signed, versioned events (agreement.signed, invoice.paid, payment.succeeded, …) as they happen. See Webhooks.

Environments

EnvironmentCredentialBacking
Livesb_live_…operators.environment = 'live'
Test (sandbox)sb_test_…operators.environment = 'test'

A test account is included in the plan and has identical RLS isolation, and there is no parallel schema. The credential selects the environment and the base URL does not change: a sb_test_… key works with a test account and a sb_live_… key with a live one. See Sandbox for the full model.

Ready to build something real?

Follow Build a booking flow end to end — the full availability → contact → reservation → order → agreement → payment → subscription chain, worked end to end against this same sandbox.

This guide mirrors the canonical source in docs/api/overview.md.

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