Create sandbox session

The first step for integrating with the sandbox is to create the age verification session using the generated token for the authentication.

Endpoint

POST https://age.yoti.com/sandbox/api/v1/sessions

Headers

Headers	Description
Authorization	Access token to call the Sandbox API. Should be sent as a Bearer {{access_token}}.
Content-Type	application/json
Yoti-SDK-Id	Your unique Yoti-Sdk-Id (UUID), obtained from the Yoti Hub

Request Body

In the request body, you need to provide the methods you would like to enable, the allowed age threshold, and your client preferences.

{

"type": "OVER",

"ttl": 900,

"age_estimation": {

"allowed": true,

"threshold": 21,

"level": "PASSIVE",

"retry_limit": 1

"digital_id": {

"allowed": true,

"threshold": 18,

"retry_limit": 1

"doc_scan": {

"allowed": true,

"threshold": 18,

"authenticity": "AUTO",

"level": "PASSIVE",

"preset_issuing_country": "GBR",

"retry_limit": 1

"credit_card": {

"allowed": false,

"retry_limit": 1

"mobile": {

"allowed": false,

"retry_limit": 1

"reference_id": "over_18_example",

More details on the create session request can be found in here

Response Body

{

"id": "813b9f67-de9a-464e-bb46-40b4465c691f",

"status": "PENDING",

"expires_at": "2026-07-25T20:27:00Z"

}

The response will send back a session id that will need to be used in subsequent API calls as well as the session expiry date and the current status of the session.

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