Sandbox settingsDeveloper preview
Learn about how settings work in sandboxes.
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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:
Payment settings page | Functionality |
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Checkout and Payment Links | Stripe doesn’t copy the Conversion testing program setting. To join this program, adjust this setting in your live account. |
Payment methods | Stripe enables all payment methods that are enabled or pending in your live account. We automatically enable some payment methods for testing purposes. |
Payment method domains | Stripe doesn’t copy domains from your live account. You must add a new domain to test it in a sandbox. |
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:
Billing settings page | Functionality |
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Customer portal | Stripe doesn’t copy domains from your live account. You must add a new domain to test it in a sandbox. |
Automations | Stripe doesn’t copy automations or their states from your live account. |
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:
Connect settings page | Functionality |
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Onboarding options - OAuth | Stripe doesn’t copy redirect URIs from your live platform. You must add a redirect URI to test it in a sandbox. |
Onboarding options - Tax | Stripe only copies these settings if Tax is enabled on your live platform. |
Tax reporting | Stripe only copies these settings if Tax is enabled on your live platform. |
Emails | Stripe doesn’t copy email domains from your live platform. You must add a new email domain to test it in a sandbox. |
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:
Business settings page | Functionality |
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Custom domains | Stripe doesn’t copy domains from your live account. You must add a new domain to test it in a sandbox. |
Public details | Stripe doesn’t copy domains from your live account. Instead, we add placeholder domains to enable payments in a sandbox. |
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:
Issuing settings page | Functionality |
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Authorization webhooks | Stripe doesn’t copy authorization webhooks from your live account. You must add new webhook endpoints to test them in a sandbox. |
Digital wallets | Digital wallets are not available in sandboxes. |
Personalization designs | Stripe doesn’t copy personalization designs from your live account. You must create a new personalization design to test it in a sandbox. |
Payouts settings
To open your payouts settings in the Dashboard, click Settings > Business.
Stripe copies the following settings:
Payouts setting | Functionality |
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Enabled currencies | Stripe copies the list of enabled currencies from your live account. |
Minmum balances payouts settings | Stripe copies the minimum balances settings from your live account. |
Payout schedule | Stripe copies the payout schedule for your live account. |
Custom start of day | Stripe copies the custom start of day for transaction availability from your live account. |
Instant payouts settings | Stripe copies the instant payouts settings and thresholds from your live account. |
Financial Connections settings
To open your Financial Connections settings in the Dasboard, click Settings > Financial Connections.
Stripe copies the following settings:
Financial Connections setting | Functionality |
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Featured institutions | Stripe copies the featured institutions configuration mode from your live account. |
Enable Link | Stripe copies the Link enablement configuration from your live account. |
Business name | Stripe copies the business name displayed in the Financial Connections authentication flow. |
Brand icon | Stripe copies the business brand icon displayed in the Financial Connections authentication flow. |
Account capabilities 
Stripe copies the following account capabilities when you set up a new sandbox with the Preconfigured configuration:
Capability | Functionality |
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payouts | A sandbox is configured to perform payouts. |
link_ | A sandbox is configured to process Link payments. |
affirm_ | A sandbox is configured to process Affirm payments. |
us_ | A sandbox is configured to process ACH Direct Debit payments. |
afterpay_ | A sandbox is configured to process Afterpay Clearpay payments. |
p24_ | A sandbox is configured to process P24 payments. |
transfers | A sandbox is configured to transfer funds as a Connect platform to connected accounts. |