What is the difference between the sandbox and the live PayFast system?
The sandbox uses a virtual wallet
in place of all the payment methods and will not send any email confirmation.
Apart from that, you will be able to test your custom integration, including
recurring billing payments, ITNs, order updates on your site, API tests and
cURL calls, as well plugin integrations, using the sandbox.
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Can I send my custom variables to sandbox and get a response?
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