Sandbox settingsDeveloper preview

When creating a sandbox, you must choose your starting configuration. Choose between either a Preconfigured sandbox that copies settings and capabilities from your existing account or a Blank sandbox where nothing is copied.

Copy settings and capabilities

Starting with the same settings and capabilities as your existing account eliminates the need to spend time manually verifying that your sandboxes behave like your existing account. We don’t synchronize settings and capabilities. As a result, they can diverge from live settings and capabilities at any time. This allows for testing how settings and capabilities changes affect integration behavior. See the settings and capabilities copied when you choose the Preconfigured option.

To copy settings and capabilities from your existing account, click Create sandbox > Preconfigured. Stripe provides placeholder business data to help you start testing most Stripe features. This sandbox includes placeholder data in the same country as your existing account.

Create a blank sandbox

To create a blank sandbox where nothing is copied from your existing account, click Create sandbox > Blank configuration.

Create a sandbox with a country different from your live account

To create a sandbox with a country different from your live account, choose the Blank configuration. Then, set the country in the Account details tab of the sandbox’s Business settings.

Payments settings

To open your payments settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Payments.

Setting up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration excludes the following payments settings:

Billing settings

To open your billing settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Billing.

Setting up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration excludes the following billing settings:

Connect settings

To open your Connect settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Connect.

Setting up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration excludes the following Connect settings:

Business settings

To open your business settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Business.

Setting up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration excludes the following business settings:

Issuing settings

Stripe only copies Issuing settings if Issuing is enabled on your live platform. To open your Issuing settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Issuing.

Setting up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration the excludes following Issuing settings:

Payouts settings

To open your payouts settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Business.

Stripe copies the following settings:

Financial Connections settings

To open your Financial Connections settings in the Dasboard, click Settings > Financial Connections.

Stripe copies the following settings:

Account capabilities

Stripe copies the following account capabilities when you set up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration: