Get your API keys

Steps

1. Apply for API access with your company details. We review applications within one business day.
2. Create a Journey Stack portal account using the same email address you applied with.
3. Once approved, open Developer API in the portal. Your sandbox balance is pre-loaded with play money.
4. Create a sandbox key. It is shown once — copy it straight into your secret store.
5. Build and test. When you are ready, top up your live balance and create a live key.

Key format

js_test_1f3a9c2b8e7d4a6c5b0f9e2d   # sandbox
js_live_7b2e0d9a4c1f8e3b6d5a0c7f   # production

• The prefix tells you the environment. The API derives the environment from the key, never from a parameter.
• Keys are stored hashed. Nobody at Journey Stack can read yours back to you — lose it and you create a new one.
• You can hold up to 10 active keys, so you can rotate without downtime.
• Revoking is instant: the next request with that key returns unauthorized.

Check the key works

curl https://app.journeystack.co/api/public/v1/ping \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JS_KEY"

{ "data": { "ok": true, "environment": "sandbox", "partner": "Acme Travel", "currency": "USD", "server_time": "2026-01-14T09:30:00.000Z" } }