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# Quick Start

## Before you begin

You need the following before making your first API call:

* **API credentials:** contact your Cover Genius Client Solutions Engineer (CSE) to receive your staging API key.
* **HTTPS:** all API requests must use HTTPS. HTTP calls are rejected in production.

A server-side environment: the RentalCover API is a server-to-server integration. Never expose your API key in client-side code.

## End-to-end test walkthrough

Walk through the steps below to validate your integration before going live. Confirm you receive the expected response at each step before continuing.

### Step 1. Get a quote

```shellscript
curl -i -X POST \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_staging_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "FromDate": "2025-08-01 00:00:00",
    "ToDate": "2025-08-08 00:00:00",
    "CustomerAge": 32,
    "DestinationCountry": "IE",
    "Country": "US",
    "FirstName": "Jane",
    "LastName": "Smith",
    "Email": "jane@example.com"
  }' \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/quote
```

✅ Expect a `200` response containing a `Reference` (e.g. `AB12-345C-INS`) and a `TotalAmount`. **Save the Reference -** you'll use it as `AgentReference` in all subsequent steps.

### Step 2. Retrieve content

```shellscript
curl -i -X POST \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_staging_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"AgentReference": "AB12-345C-INS", "LanguageCode": "en"}' \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/content
```

✅ Expect marketing copy, logos, and comparison table data.

### Step 3. Record opt-in

```shellscript
curl -i -X POST \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_staging_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"CoverOptIn": 1, "PartnerReference": "PARTNER-REF-001"}' \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/coverOptOut/AB12-345C-INS
```

✅ Expect `{"success": "..."}`.

### Step 4. Purchase protection

```shellscript
curl -i -X POST \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_staging_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "AgentReference": "AB12-345C-INS",
    "PolicyCode": "<Policy.Code from Quote response>",
    "FromDate": "2025-08-01 00:00:00",
    "ToDate": "2025-08-08 00:00:00",
    "CustomerAge": 32,
    "DestinationCountry": "IE",
    "Country": "US",
    "FirstName": "Jane",
    "LastName": "Smith",
    "Email": "jane@example.com",
    "Address1": "123 Main St",
    "City": "New York",
    "PostalCode": "10001",
    "CardHolder": "JANE SMITH",
    "CardNumber": "4242424242424242",
    "CardExpiry": "0828",
    "CardSecurityCode": "123"
  }' \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/purchase
```

✅ Expect Status: `PendingConfirm`.

### Step 5. Verify confirmation

```shellscript
curl -i -X GET \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_staging_api_key" \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/status/AB12-345C-INS
```

✅ Expect Status: `Confirmed`.

### Step 6. Cancel protection

```shellscript
curl -i -X POST \
  -H "X_API_KEY: your_staging_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"CancelReason": "Test cancellation"}' \
  https://api-staging.rentalcover.com/insurances/cancel/AB12-345C-INS
```

✅ Expect Status: `Confirmed`.

## Test payment cards

Use these card details in the Purchase step above. Do not use real card numbers.

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky><thead><tr><th>Card number</th><th width="121.7047119140625">Cardholder</th><th width="147.6776123046875">Expiry</th><th width="80.610595703125">CVV</th><th>Result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4242 4242 4242 4242</td><td>Any name</td><td>Any future date</td><td>Any</td><td>Successful payment</td></tr><tr><td>4012 8888 8888 1881</td><td>Any name</td><td>Any future date</td><td>Any</td><td>Successful payment (alternate)</td></tr></tbody></table>

For additional test scenarios including declined cards and 3D Secure flows, see the [Stripe test cards reference](https://stripe.com/docs/testing#cards).


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