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Follow these steps to get started testing in the Anchorage Digital sandbox.
1

Apply for a sandbox

Contact your dedicated sales or customer experience point of contact to request sandbox access.
2

Onboard to sandbox

Follow the instructions in your invite email or the Developer guide to complete sandbox onboarding.
3

Log in to the iOS app and web dashboard

Open the Anchorage Digital sandbox iOS application. Once your onboarding application is approved, navigate to Settings → Web Dashboard Login to access the web dashboard.
EnvironmentURL
Sandbox web dashboardhttps://clientdashboard.anchorage-staging.com/login
Production web dashboardhttps://anchoragelogin.com/login/
4

Generate API keys

If your testing requires API keys, create a permission group and API key for the sandbox environment. See Permission groups and API keys for full instructions.
5

Test your API key

Verify your API key by calling the API key info endpoint. Choose one of the following options.Option 1: Developer portalNavigate to the API Reference, enter your sandbox API key in the Api-Access-Key header field, and send a request.
Only sandbox API keys work in the developer portal. Test production keys in your own secure local environment.
Option 2: Local environmentCall GET https://api.anchorage-staging.com/v2/apikey with your API key in the Api-Access-Key header.
curl --request GET \
     --url https://api.anchorage-staging.com/v2/apikey \
     --header 'Api-Access-Key: {API KEY HERE}' \
     --header 'accept: application/json'

import requests

url = "https://api.anchorage-staging.com/v2/apikey"
headers = {
    "accept": "application/json",
    "Api-Access-Key": "{API KEY HERE}"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
6

Fund your sandbox

The sandbox supports the following testnet assets.
TokenSandbox asset
Bitcoin (Testnet)BTC_T
Ethereum (Hoodi Testnet)ETHHOODI
ERC-20 tokens (USDC, USDT, etc.)USDANCHOODI
Solana (Devnet)SOL_TD
SPL tokens (Devnet)—
BUIDL (Sepolia)BUIDLSEP
Mainnet addresses cannot be created in the sandbox environment.
Public testnet faucets are available online. Contact your point of contact if you need testnet funds sent directly.Deposits from external faucets can take time and are not always delivered. If a deposit is received, you must attribute it via API or in the web dashboard — see Deposit attribution.

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Postman testing

All read and write APIs can be tested in Postman. An end-to-end Postman testing workspace is in development.
Signing write API requests in Postman requires a custom script. Contact your point of contact for details.