generated: '2026-08-14'
method: searched
source: https://developer.showpad.com/docs/apis/concepts/testing
summary: >-
  Showpad ships an interactive API console inside its own documentation, but no sandbox
  environment and no test mode. There are no test credentials, no test-vs-live key prefixes,
  no fixture or trigger tooling and no time simulation. Every request made from the console
  runs against a real Showpad organization with a real API token and real data — Showpad's
  own framing is "use real data to get real results."
console:
  name: Test API Requests
  kind: in-docs interactive console
  url: https://developer.showpad.com/docs/apis/concepts/testing
  reference: https://developer.showpad.com/docs/apis/references
  versions_supported:
    - v3
    - v4
  inputs:
    - name: Subdomain
      description: The Showpad organization subdomain to target; sets the Production server.
    - name: Token
      description: A personal API token valid for that subdomain.
  action: Send API Request
  response_views:
    - Preview
    - Raw
  multi_org: >-
    A different Showpad organization can be tested by changing the Subdomain value; each
    subdomain requires its own API token.
  prerequisites:
    plan: Ultimate, Advanced, or Expert
    permissions: Administrator access to Showpad's Admin App
    credentials: An OAuth client or a personal API token
test_mode:
  exists: false
  key_prefixes: []
  note: >-
    Showpad does not separate test and live credentials. Personal API tokens are issued per
    organization in the Admin App with an optional expiry date, and there is no test-mode
    equivalent.
magic_test_values: []
test_clocks:
  supported: false
fixtures:
  supported: false
app_development_sandbox:
  note: >-
    The Showpad Apps platform does have a local development flow — since Experience App SDK
    3.0.0 an extension point can be served from localhost and loaded in the correct context in
    the web app or admin platform (the `localLabels` local testing flow). That is an app
    development affordance, not an API sandbox.
  sdk: "@showpad/experience-app-sdk"
  sdk_changelog: https://developer.showpad.com/docs/changelog/sdk