generated: '2026-08-27'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/hyperdxio/hyperdx/blob/main/README.md
name: HyperDX Sandbox and Try-It Surfaces
description: >-
  HyperDX has no test-mode/live-mode key split and publishes no test fixtures — it is an
  observability product, not a payments API, so there is nothing to simulate. What it does publish
  are two ways to exercise the real product without an account: a hosted live demo, and a
  one-command local stack.
test_mode:
  exists: false
  note: >-
    No test/live key prefixes, no sandbox host, no test clocks, no fixture or trigger tooling. A
    personal API access key is a single credential against a real team's real data.
surfaces:
- name: Hosted playground
  type: live-demo
  url: https://play.hyperdx.io/search
  status: 200
  auth_required: false
  note: >-
    Public HyperDX instance loaded with demo telemetry, linked from the project README. Lets you
    drive search, dashboards and traces against real data without signing up.
- name: Local all-in-one container
  type: local
  command: 'docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 4317:4317 -p 4318:4318 hyperdxio/hyperdx-local'
  docs: https://github.com/hyperdxio/hyperdx/blob/main/README.md
  auth_required: false
  note: >-
    The README's quickstart. Brings up the full stack (app, API, ClickHouse, OTel collector) on
    localhost:8080 with OTLP receivers on 4317/4318. This is also the only way to reach the v2
    External API and the MCP server without paying for or deploying anything.
- name: Free Cloud tier
  type: free-tier
  url: https://www.hyperdx.io/register
  status: 200
  auth_required: true
  note: 3 GB/mo, 3-day retention, 1 user, no credit card required. HyperDX Cloud v1 only.
console:
  url: https://www.hyperdx.io/register
  note: The product itself is the console; there is no separate API explorer or request-runner page.
evidence:
- url: https://play.hyperdx.io/search
  status: 200
- url: https://www.hyperdx.io/register
  status: 200