# Request a demo account

## Contact the Certn Partnerships Team 

To request a demo account, email Certn's Partnership Team at <partnerships@certn.co>. They will arrange a call to learn about your organization's specific requirements and to help you set up your demo account.

Once created, you will be invited into your demo account via email, and prompted to create a password.&#x20;

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## Set up your account for API tests

Set up your account on our dashboard to start testing our API.

1. Go to <https://demo-app.certn.co/login>![](https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2Fuploads%2Fbdlx8v4ady44WZ7x7y0K%2F16x16_2.png?alt=media\&token=63e63f36-8c7e-4f14-b435-1aabf76a9cdb)
2. Enter your email and password
3. Click **Log in**
4. Click the profile icon<img src="https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2F-Mc9fb5q3SJI8qnZ66MZ%2F-Mc9vy_WksEdqt_CYplt%2FprofileIcon.png?alt=media&#x26;token=9854e495-7986-42ac-b621-ecf049cabb92" alt="" data-size="line">
5. Click **Settings**
6. Locate the team you want to use for testing
7. Click **Settings** for this team

{% hint style="success" %}
You can manage your account settings and billing info from here.
{% endhint %}

### Add a payment card

Adding a payment card to your account allows you to test a greater variety of features. Since this is a demo environment, you can use the card information provided below.

From your team's **Settings** page:&#x20;

1. Click **Billing**
2. Click **Connect Payment Card**
3. Fill in the following card number: `4242 4242 4242 4242`
4. Add an expiry date in the future
5. Fill in the following CVC: `424`
6. Click **Authorize Card**

![](https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2F-MbguYWpUiev4UHLP0nt%2F-MbgvPRgbgukpVU7ZWbX%2FDemoCreditCardAuthorization_small.png?alt=media\&token=5c5b4154-7bc1-4df3-8108-8e2abbe6c4a1)

### Create an API key

1. Navigate back to the dashboard by clicking the Certn logo in the top left
2. Click on the **Partner** tab
3. Click **Refresh Keys**
4. Click **OK** to accept that a new key will be created, inactivating the previously generated key
5. Click **Copy**
6. A new **Client ID** and **Secret Key** will appear in a modal for copy/pasting
   1. Once this modal is closed, the **Secret Key** will not be accessible anymore

<figure><img src="https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2Fuploads%2FivBufVZTcnf5RlWYUw8A%2FScreenshot_2023-09-20_at_10.55.44_AM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=826aec25-4620-4b1b-8f67-3a88b6599550" alt=""><figcaption><p>Access your Partner tools</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2Fuploads%2FcCS1LKg4jWXvachjXMS4%2FScreenshot_2023-09-20_at_11.12.03_AM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f128aa21-f030-40c6-b82c-f1cf9ecba6ef" alt=""><figcaption><p>Create or refresh your API Key</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2Fuploads%2F7Dzn4IIbMJQW3BHybJeQ%2Fimage%20(14).png?alt=media&#x26;token=6068928b-85e9-44bb-b585-acd97a3aeed1" alt="" width="401"><figcaption><p>Confirm you are ready to refresh your API key</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://1603615932-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mb7UCYXOrIqSvqbGTR2%2Fuploads%2FuTJq60g1lPgXFRuILNQA%2FScreenshot_2023-09-20_at_11.14.13_AM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=f6c11c43-d1bf-416f-bf05-1083f9ad91f7" alt="" width="410"><figcaption><p>Copy and save your Client ID and Secret Key</p></figcaption></figure>

You can now start testing the API with your demo account.

{% hint style="info" %}
When testing on our demo environment, you'll receive prefilled server responses to calls made with mock data.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

{% content-ref url="demo-account/send-request" %}
[send-request](https://docs.certn.co/api/start/demo-account/send-request)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Get production access

When you’re ready to use the API in production, send us an email at <apisupport@certn.co>.