URL: /baas/api/development/playground

---
title: 'Playground Exploration'
description: 'Explore and test FinHub APIs in the interactive playground'
---

# Playground Exploration

The FinHub Playground provides an interactive environment to explore APIs, test endpoints, and understand request/response patterns.

## Accessing the Playground

1. Log in to the [FinHub Sandbox Portal](https://sandbox.finhub.cloud)
2. Navigate to **API Playground**
3. Select the API you want to explore

## Playground Features

| Feature | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| **Interactive Testing** | Execute API calls directly from the browser |
| **Auto-Authentication** | Automatic token management |
| **Request Builder** | Visual request construction |
| **Response Viewer** | Formatted response display |
| **Code Generation** | Generate code snippets |

## Using the Playground

### Step 1: Select an API

Choose from available API categories:
- Customer API
- Wallet API
- Payment API
- Compliance API

### Step 2: Configure Parameters

Fill in the required parameters:
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body

### Step 3: Execute Request

Click **Send** to execute the request and view the response.

### Step 4: Review Response

Examine the response:
- Status code
- Response headers
- Response body
- Response time

## Recommended Exploration Path

<Steps>
  <Step title="Authenticate">
    Test the authentication endpoint to understand token flow
  </Step>
  <Step title="Create Customer">
    Register a test customer using the Customer API
  </Step>
  <Step title="Verify Customer">
    Complete KYC verification for the test customer
  </Step>
  <Step title="Open Account">
    Open a wallet/account for the verified customer
  </Step>
  <Step title="Make Transaction">
    Execute a test transaction
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Code Generation

The playground generates code snippets in multiple languages:

- cURL
- JavaScript (Axios/Fetch)
- Python (Requests)
- Java
- PHP

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Testing Tools" icon="vial" href="/baas/api/development/testing-tools">
    Set up testing utilities
  </Card>
  <Card title="Core Flows" icon="diagram-project" href="/baas/api/integration/flows">
    Implement integration flows
  </Card>
</CardGroup>