generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://my.lightup.ai + https://www.lightup.ai/pricing + https://docs.lightup.ai/reference
description: Lightup does not operate a shared public sandbox with published test credentials.
  Evaluation is done against a real, provisioned Lightup instance obtained through
  a 30-day free trial, and the API reference ships an in-browser "Try It" console that
  executes against whichever cluster you point it at.
model: trial-instance
test_vs_live:
  separation: none
  note: There is no test-mode / live-mode key prefix split. A trial instance is a real
    instance with a time limit; API credentials are the same shape in trial and paid
    deployments.
free_trial:
  available: true
  url: https://my.lightup.ai
  duration: 30 days
  plan: Cloud
  source: https://www.lightup.ai/pricing
  note: The MCP setup script offers to walk you through trial signup when no credential
    file is found.
console:
  available: true
  url: https://docs.lightup.ai/reference
  type: ReadMe "Try It" interactive API console
  usage: Paste the `refresh` value from your downloaded API credential file into the
    token refresh operation to mint an access token, then set the cluster URL in the
    reference page's host selector before calling other operations.
  docs: https://docs.lightup.ai/reference/post_api-v1-token-refresh
host_template:
  pattern: https://app.{clusterId}.lightup.ai
  spec_default_clusterId: demo
  note: The OpenAPI servers[] entry defaults clusterId to "demo" and is described as
    "Enter your Lightup subdomain". This is a spec placeholder to be replaced with
    your own cluster, not a shared open demo environment.
test_values:
  published: false
  note: Lightup publishes no magic test identifiers, test cards, fixture values or
    time-simulation tooling. Nothing has been invented here.
preview_and_validation:
  note: In place of sandbox fixtures, Lightup provides non-destructive preview and validation
    affordances against real data.
  capabilities:
  - name: Preview a metric
    docs: https://docs.lightup.ai/docs/preview-a-metric
    description: Preview metric results before creating the metric.
  - name: Validate custom SQL
    surface: MCP tool validate_custom_sql
    description: Validate custom SQL before using it in a metric.
  - name: Test datasource connection
    surface: MCP tool test_datasource_connection
    description: Test a datasource connection before creating it.
  - name: Data profiling
    docs: https://docs.lightup.ai/docs/set-up-data-profiling
    description: Profile data to understand a table before authoring checks.