---
title: "Changes to Dev-only: flip a sandbox merchant to live mode and re-flag every one of its payment_requests as live (test_transaction=false, provider_environment=live). Refused in production. Idempotent."
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/admin/dev/merchants/{merchantId}/promote-to-live"
---

# Changes to Dev-only: flip a sandbox merchant to live mode and re-flag every one of its payment_requests as live (test_transaction=false, provider_environment=live). Refused in production. Idempotent.

`POST /api/v1/admin/dev/merchants/{merchantId}/promote-to-live`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 8 revisions.

- **2026-06-17** `b372e7d5563d`: 1 info
- **2025-11-02** `919eb7a392aa`: 1 breaking

## Changes

- **2026-06-17** `b372e7d5563d`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-11-02** `919eb7a392aa`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/banqzinc/apis/quidkey-api/docs/api/v1/admin/dev/merchants/:merchantId/promote-to-live/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/banqzinc/apis/quidkey-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/banqzinc/apis/quidkey-api/changes/api/v1/admin/dev/merchants/:merchantId/promote-to-live/post)