Quick Start

Kick off your integration with K2 using the checklist below. Each step links to deeper guidance when you need it.

1. Request Access to the Partner Portal

Onboarding

Contact your K2 partner manager or email ray@k2cyber.ai. Provide your organization name, primary technical contact, and target launch timeline.

• Receive Partner Portal invitations for your administrators.
• Confirm who will own production cutover and 24/7 escalation duties.

2. Set Up Environments

Environment	Purpose	API Base URL	Partner Portal
Sandbox	Integration development and testing	https://api-sandbox.k2cyber.co	https://partners-sandbox.k2cyber.co
Production	Live traffic	https://api.k2cyber.co	https://partners.k2cyber.co

Sandbox Environment

The sandbox environment uses isolated synthetic data for integration development and testing. Use sandbox credentials to validate your integration before moving to production.

Store credentials securely in your secrets manager and rotate them according to your security policy.

Choose Your Product Type

During sandbox registration at partners-sandbox.k2cyber.co, you'll select a product type — Broker Bill or Direct Bill. This choice is associated with your API key for that account.

Good to Know — Product Type and Sandbox Binding

• Direct Bill supports the full quote-to-bind flow in the sandbox. When creating quotes, use direct@k2cyber.ai as the broker email.
• Broker Bill supports quoting and rating in the sandbox. Binding is available in production only.

If you'd like to test both, you can register a second account at partners-sandbox.k2cyber.co with the other product type — it only takes a minute.

Check Eligibility

Before submitting test quotes, use the Appetite Checker to verify that your test business profile is within K2 Cyber's appetite. Enter a NAICS code and revenue to see whether the combination is eligible and what coverage limits are available. This can save time if you're seeing unexpected decline responses.

3. Configure Authentication for API Requests

In order to integrate with K2 Cyber's API, each HTTP request must include the following headers:

• x-integration-key: <INTEGRATION-KEY>
• authorization: Bearer <M2M-TOKEN>

These are configured via the Partner Portal.

4. Develop Your Integration

• REST API: For details on automated quoting and binding, see the documentation for our Quote API.
• Webhook Portal: For details on subscribing to real-time events, see the documentation for managing Webhooks via our Portal.

Set Up Webhooks Early

We recommend subscribing to webhook events before you begin testing so you can observe the full policy lifecycle. Events like policy.created notify your system when asynchronous processes complete — no polling needed. Visit the Webhook Management Portal to configure subscriptions.

5. Build & Test

1. Develop and test your integration using the Partner Portal credentials.
2. Register a webhook endpoint and send test events to confirm signature validation.
3. Walk through the Partner Portal checklist until every item is flagged Complete.

Capture screenshots or logs as evidence for your go-live review.

Sandbox Reference

Keep these in mind when working in the sandbox:

Area	Note	Details
Product type	Selected at registration, tied to your API key	Register a second account at partners-sandbox.k2cyber.co if you need a different product type
Binding	Broker Bill accounts support quoting and rating only	Register a Direct Bill account to test the full bind flow
Broker email	Direct Bill accounts use a designated test email	Use direct@k2cyber.ai as the broker email
Declines	Quotes may be declined based on NAICS or revenue	Use the Appetite Checker to verify eligibility

6. Go Live

• Submit the production access request inside the Partner Portal.
• Confirm monitoring and on-call contacts using your internal runbook.
• Review the Changelog and subscribe to release notifications.

Once approved, production credentials appear in the portal and the K2 support team coordinates your launch window.

Support

• Email: ray@k2cyber.ai
• Slack: Invite-only partner workspace (request during onboarding)
• Status Page: https://status.k2cyber.co