June 19, 2025
Are you a developer, researcher, or potential user of OpenCAPIF seeking a secure and robust environment to test, innovate, and validate your solutions? The OpenCAPIF Sandbox powered by ETSI provides exactly what you need!
What is the OpenCAPIF Sandbox?
The ETSI OpenCAPIF Sandbox is a dedicated testing environment specifically designed to enable developers, researchers, and prospective users to securely and conveniently interact with OpenCAPIF APIs. It offers an isolated and controlled space to safely:
- Explore functionalities of the latest OpenCAPIF version (currently aligned with 3GPP Release 18).
- Experiment with integrations and APIs.
- Validate use cases before transitioning to production environments.
This sandbox ensures your experiments do not impact live or critical systems, allowing comprehensive, risk-free testing.
Benefits of the OpenCAPIF Sandbox
Utilizing the Sandbox offers several significant advantages:
- Risk-Free Testing: Safely explore the latest OpenCAPIF functionalities.
- Real API Interactions: Gain hands-on experience and practical insights through direct interaction with APIs.
- Rapid Prototyping: Quickly build, test, and refine integrations, accelerating development cycles.
- Access to Latest Features: Stay up-to-date with the newest enhancements and features delivered by OpenCAPIF.
Requesting Access and Getting Started
To utilize the Sandbox, you’ll first need to obtain access credentials. Visit the Request Access section of the official OpenCAPIF documentation for detailed guidance on:
- Creating your user account.
- Acquiring the necessary credentials.
- Taking initial steps to interact with APIs. Additionally, the Relevant Information section provides crucial details such as:
- Endpoint URLs.
- Links to detailed example use cases.
These resources can help you begin exploring and testing immediately and effectively.
Capabilities and Use Cases You Can Explore
Within the Sandbox environment, you can:
- Interact directly with OpenCAPIF APIs.
- Experiment and fully understand API functionalities.
- Validate integration possibilities tailored to your specific use cases.
Moreover, with the OpenCAPIF SDK, you can rapidly test key scenarios, such as:
- Onboarding API Invokers and Providers.
- Publishing and Discovering APIs.
- Understanding security mechanisms in OpenCAPIF by using Security Contexts and OAuth tokens.
The provided example use cases in the documentation are excellent starting points to illustrate practical applications and the full potential of OpenCAPIF.
The OpenCAPIF Sandbox is an invaluable resource designed to empower innovation, allowing you to experiment safely, confidently validate solutions, and smoothly transition them into real-world scenarios.
Resources
For further information, please consult the following links:
