diff --git a/sentry_sdk/_types.py b/sentry_sdk/_types.py
index 74020aea57..7b727422a1 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/_types.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/_types.py
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@
         "default", "error", "crash", "transaction", "security", "attachment", "session"
     ]
     SessionStatus = Literal["ok", "exited", "crashed", "abnormal"]
+    EndpointType = Literal["store", "envelope"]
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/transport.py b/sentry_sdk/transport.py
index c6f926a353..449a84532f 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/transport.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/transport.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     from urllib3.poolmanager import PoolManager  # type: ignore
     from urllib3.poolmanager import ProxyManager
 
-    from sentry_sdk._types import Event
+    from sentry_sdk._types import Event, EndpointType
 
     DataCategory = Optional[str]
 
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ def _send_request(
         self,
         body,  # type: bytes
         headers,  # type: Dict[str, str]
+        endpoint_type="store",  # type: EndpointType
     ):
         # type: (...) -> None
         headers.update(
@@ -172,7 +173,10 @@ def _send_request(
             }
         )
         response = self._pool.request(
-            "POST", str(self._auth.store_api_url), body=body, headers=headers
+            "POST",
+            str(self._auth.get_api_url(endpoint_type)),
+            body=body,
+            headers=headers,
         )
 
         try:
@@ -258,6 +262,7 @@ def _send_envelope(
                 "Content-Type": "application/x-sentry-envelope",
                 "Content-Encoding": "gzip",
             },
+            endpoint_type="envelope",
         )
         return None
 
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/utils.py b/sentry_sdk/utils.py
index fef96adcf6..74bbc5576a 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/utils.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     from typing import Union
     from typing import Type
 
-    from sentry_sdk._types import ExcInfo
+    from sentry_sdk._types import ExcInfo, EndpointType
 
 epoch = datetime(1970, 1, 1)
 
@@ -200,12 +200,23 @@ def __init__(
     @property
     def store_api_url(self):
         # type: () -> str
+        """Returns the API url for storing events.
+
+        Deprecated: use get_api_url instead.
+        """
+        return self.get_api_url(type="store")
+
+    def get_api_url(
+        self, type="store"  # type: EndpointType
+    ):
+        # type: (...) -> str
         """Returns the API url for storing events."""
-        return "%s://%s%sapi/%s/store/" % (
+        return "%s://%s%sapi/%s/%s/" % (
             self.scheme,
             self.host,
             self.path,
             self.project_id,
+            type,
         )
 
     def to_header(self, timestamp=None):
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_general.py b/tests/utils/test_general.py
index ff6e5f5430..b80e47859a 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_general.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_general.py
@@ -84,20 +84,31 @@ def test_filename():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "given,expected",
+    "given,expected_store,expected_envelope",
     [
-        ("https://foobar@sentry.io/123", "https://sentry.io/api/123/store/"),
-        ("https://foobar@sentry.io/bam/123", "https://sentry.io/bam/api/123/store/"),
+        (
+            "https://foobar@sentry.io/123",
+            "https://sentry.io/api/123/store/",
+            "https://sentry.io/api/123/envelope/",
+        ),
+        (
+            "https://foobar@sentry.io/bam/123",
+            "https://sentry.io/bam/api/123/store/",
+            "https://sentry.io/bam/api/123/envelope/",
+        ),
         (
             "https://foobar@sentry.io/bam/baz/123",
             "https://sentry.io/bam/baz/api/123/store/",
+            "https://sentry.io/bam/baz/api/123/envelope/",
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_parse_dsn_paths(given, expected):
+def test_parse_dsn_paths(given, expected_store, expected_envelope):
     dsn = Dsn(given)
     auth = dsn.to_auth()
-    assert auth.store_api_url == expected
+    assert auth.store_api_url == expected_store
+    assert auth.get_api_url("store") == expected_store
+    assert auth.get_api_url("envelope") == expected_envelope
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(