generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/getting-started/#free-developer-instance
description: >-
  Confluence/Atlassian does not publish payment-style test data (no test cards
  or magic identifiers). Testing is done against real, free, isolated instances
  rather than a mock sandbox: a free Cloud developer site and, on Premium/
  Enterprise, a full production sandbox environment. No published test values
  are invented here.
test_environments:
- name: Free Cloud developer instance
  type: isolated cloud site
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/marketplace/getting-started/
  description: >-
    Free my-domain.atlassian.net developer site provisioned via the Developer
    Console for building and testing Confluence Cloud apps and API integrations.
  billing: none
- name: Forge local tunnel
  type: local development
  url: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/tunneling/
  description: >-
    `forge tunnel` runs a Forge app locally against an installed dev site so API
    calls execute against live (dev) Confluence data.
- name: Cloud sandbox (Premium/Enterprise)
  type: production-like sandbox
  url: https://support.atlassian.com/organization-administration/docs/create-a-sandbox/
  description: >-
    Premium and Enterprise plans include sandbox instances that mirror
    production for change testing before promotion.
test_credentials:
  scheme: api-token
  notes: >-
    Auth against dev instances uses real Atlassian account email + API token
    (id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens) or OAuth 2.0 (3LO).
    No shared/published test credentials exist.