Environment URLs | VA Platform documentation

There are four environments for VA.gov:

Environment	Site URL	API URL	Build Type	NODE_ENV	Deployments
localhost	http://localhost:3001	http://localhost:3000	`localhost`
development	https://dev.va.gov	https://dev-api.va.gov	`vagovdev`		After a merge to main
staging	https://staging.va.gov	https://staging-api.va.gov	`vagovstaging`	`production`	After a merge to main
production	https://www.va.gov	https://api.va.gov	`vagovprod`	`production`	Daily, Monday - Friday

The localhost environment runs locally on a developer's machine, while development, staging, and production are shared environments that are publicly accessible.

Production and staging APIs are connected with services within the VA to facilitate testing. The development API largely uses mock data in lieu of connecting to internal VA services.

Deployment

The development and staging environments are deployed automatically after pull requests are merged into main.
Review instances Review instances are custom environments based on the development environment.

Access and test users

See Accessing Staging for:

HTTP basic auth passwords needed to access development and staging environments
Test users that can be used to verify features in localhost, development, and staging environments

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