# Get started with API access to Treasury

Test in a sandbox environment to experiment before going live.

You can use Stripe Treasury and Issuing in a *sandbox* environment to see what functionality you want to enable in your live integration.

## Get test access to Treasury and Issuing

Enable your Stripe account to request `issuing` and `treasury` capabilities on connected accounts.

To issue cards to your own company or employees, see the [Issuing documentation](https://docs.stripe.com/issuing.md)).

You can only offer Treasury features [to connected accounts](https://docs.stripe.com/treasury/account-management/treasury-accounts-structure.md).

1. Create a [sandbox environment](https://docs.stripe.com/sandboxes/dashboard/manage.md#create-a-sandbox) and switch to it.
1. Enable Issuing and Treasury on the sandbox in the Dashboard by clicking the activate button below.

Activate Issuing and Treasury in a Sandbox

You must be an [account administrator](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/account/teams/roles.md) to complete the Treasury onboarding steps for a platform.

## Start with your sandbox

There are a few ways to start testing the Issuing and Treasury APIs.

### Test with the Issuing and Treasury sample application

Use the [Issuing and Treasury sample application](https://docs.stripe.com/treasury/examples/sample-app.md) to onboard your first test connected account, create a financial account and card, and make test transactions using your newly activated sandbox environment.

### Test from the Dashboard

You must use the API or sample app to create financial accounts and cards linked to financial accounts. After you create a financial account, you can use the Dashboard to view activity, copy routing and account numbers, and move funds from your platform Treasury balance into the financial account. After you create a card, you can use the Dashboard to make test authorizations. See [Use the Dashboard for Issuing with connect](https://docs.stripe.com/issuing/connect.md#using-dashboard-issuing).

### Test Treasury only (without Issuing)

To test Treasury without Issuing, request the `treasury` capability on a connected account and don’t request `card_issuing`. When you activate Treasury and Issuing through the link above, it gives your platform the ability to request both capabilities independently.

### Confirm test Issuing and Treasury are enabled on your sandbox

To confirm you’ve enabled Treasury and Issuing on your sandbox, click **Treasury** in the Dashboard to access the [Financial Accounts page](https://dashboard.stripe.com/test/connect/financial-accounts). If you can’t access Financial Accounts, then you haven’t enabled access.

## Configure your account to go live

Enabling Treasury and Issuing through the link above lets you try out basic functionality in a testing environment. After you’re approved for a [supported business use case](https://support.stripe.com/questions/supported-business-use-cases-for-stripe-issuing), you can configure your live account for live Treasury and Issuing. Your sandbox environment retains the previously created test financial accounts and cards.

[Speak to sales](https://go.stripe.global/treasury-inquiry) to get approved for a supported business use case, and configure your live account for live Treasury and Issuing.

Speak to sales before building a full API integration, because some functionality could change.