generated: '2026-07-25'
method: searched
source: https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-portals/apra-connect/accessing-apra-connect
docs:
- https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-portals/apra-connect/accessing-apra-connect
- https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-portals/apra-connect/regtech-access-apra-connect-test
note: >-
  APRA runs a genuine, separately addressable test environment for APRA Connect. It is
  a browser environment, not an API sandbox — there are no test keys, test tokens or
  magic test values to capture, because there is no API. Access is granted to entities
  and, for RegTechs, only under a signed deed.
environments:
- name: production
  url: https://connect.apra.gov.au
  purpose: Live lodgement of regulatory data under the Financial Sector (Collection
    of Data) Act 2001
- name: test
  url: https://connect-test.apra.gov.au
  purpose: Familiarisation, trialling data preparation, and testing new/upcoming
    collections before they reach production
separation:
  data_transfer_between_environments: false
  independent_user_enrolment: true
  note: >-
    The environments are fully separate — no data moves between them, and every user
    must be set up in each environment independently (including a separately nominated
    Regulatory Reporting Administrator).
credentials:
  test_keys: none
  test_tokens: none
  magic_values: none
  auth: Same Australian Government Digital ID System path as production — myID
    (Standard strength) plus a RAM authorisation against the organisation's ABN.
access:
  entities: Regulated entities are enrolled in both environments as part of onboarding.
  regtech:
    process: >-
      RegTech providers request access to the APRA Connect test environment by emailing
      dataanalytics@apra.gov.au; access is granted under a signed deed. The deed grants
      PORTAL access to the test environment — there is no API access, API documentation
      or API-based integration option.
    url: https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-portals/apra-connect/regtech-access-apra-connect-test
    contact: dataanalytics@apra.gov.au
test_first_release_pattern: >-
  New and migrating collections are consistently released to the test environment
  first, then to production — for example EFS collections (February 2026) and market
  risk collections (November 2025) were both flagged "Test Environment only" in the
  release notes. See changelog/apra-changelog.yml.
fixtures:
  playback_spreadsheets:
    description: >-
      Transitional XLSX tools that show summaries and calculations derived from the
      data items in selected priority returns, so entities can run data-quality checks
      before uploading. Published for GRS 114.0, GRS 114.0.G, GRS 115.0.G, GRS 115.1.G,
      LRS 114.0, LRS 200.0, HRS 114.0 and HRS 115.0.
    url: https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-portals/apra-connect/apra-connect-taxonomy-artefacts
  validation_rules:
    description: Per-industry validation rule workbooks shipped inside every taxonomy
      pack, so submissions can be validated offline before upload.
    url: https://www.apra.gov.au/apra-portals/apra-connect/apra-connect-taxonomy-artefacts
limits:
  ad_hoc_upload_max: 30 MB
  accepted_submission_formats: [manual entry, XML, XBRL, Excel]
  supporting_document_formats: [.xls, .xlsx, .csv, .doc, .docx, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .jpeg,
    .jpg, .png, .bmp, .tif, .gif, .zip]