generated: '2026-08-14'
method: searched
source: https://docs.podium.com/docs/podium-test-accounts
docs: https://docs.podium.com/docs/podium-test-accounts
model: test-account
note: >-
  Podium has no separate sandbox host and no test-mode key prefix: production credentials call
  https://api.podium.com/v4/ and isolation is achieved by pointing an OAuth app at a *test
  account* — a real, free Podium organization created from the developer dashboard. There are no
  published magic test values (no test card numbers, no test phone numbers).
separation:
  test_base_url: https://api.podium.com/v4/
  live_base_url: https://api.podium.com/v4/
  separate_host: false
  key_prefix: none
  mechanism: >-
    Test isolation is per-account, not per-key: an OAuth token issued against a test organization
    only reaches test-account data.
provisioning:
  included_with: developer account
  how: Developer dashboard -> "Create Test Account" -> supply a name and a number of locations
  portal: https://developer.podium.com/
  login_host: auth.podium.com
  account_email_pattern: '{your-developer-email}+testaccountX@example.com (plus-alias of your developer email)'
  password: set from the welcome email sent to the alias
constraints:
  - All contacts in a test account are unsubscribed from receiving messages by default.
  - To message a phone number, text START to the test account's Podium number to opt it in.
  - >-
    Due to 10DLC A2P requirements, outbound messages to a mobile device will not be successfully
    received from a test account.
  - Some products are not enabled by default; access is requested through the Podium Developer
    Community on Discord.
  - Only one Podium account can be signed in per browser instance.
test_values: []
time_simulation:
  supported: false
fixtures:
  supported: false
  note: No event-trigger or fixture tooling is published; webhook events must be produced by real activity in the test account.
oauth_testing:
  tool: Postman
  auth_url: https://api.podium.com/oauth/authorize
  token_url: https://api.podium.com/oauth/token
  collection: https://www.postman.com/podiumhq
  source: https://docs.podium.com/docs/getting-started