Booking.com Taxi Sandbox¶
What does it do?¶
The Sandbox is a test environment where you can validate your integration before going live. It supports testing for booking management, driver tracking, and search webhook validation.
Prerequisites¶
- API endpoint URLs and credentials (provided by your account manager)
- If not already a partner: contact us
Note
Sandbox testing is active during UK business hours (06:00 to 18:00 UK time).
How does it work?¶
- Authenticate — use your sandbox credentials to obtain a token
- Test booking management — retrieve, accept/reject bookings, assign drivers, send events
- Test search webhook — validate your pricing endpoint using the validation tool
What you can test¶
| Flow | Description |
|---|---|
| Booking Management | Complete lifecycle: NEW → ACCEPTED → DRIVER_ASSIGNED → events |
| Driver Management | Create drivers, assign to bookings, send events in sequence |
| Search Webhook | Validate authentication and response format |
Tip
Requesting a new token will reset all sandbox bookings to their original state.
See the Sandbox References for detailed testing instructions.
Further reading¶
- Help to test the API Sandbox — Postman collection template, testing variables
- API: Integration FAQ — Sandbox testing hours, what you can test