Sandbox testing guide - Anchorage Digital

Follow these steps to get started testing in the Anchorage Digital sandbox.

Apply for a sandbox

Contact your dedicated sales or customer experience point of contact to request sandbox access.

Onboard to sandbox

Follow Sandbox onboarding to install the demo app, enroll with your QR code, and complete sandbox KYC.

Open the Anchorage Digital sandbox iOS application. Once your onboarding application is approved, navigate to Settings → Web Dashboard Login to access the web dashboard.

Environment	URL
Sandbox web dashboard	`https://clientdashboard.anchorage-staging.com/login`
Production web dashboard	`https://anchoragelogin.com/login/`

Generate API keys

If your testing requires API keys, create a permission group and API key for the sandbox environment. See Permission groups and API keys for full instructions.

Test your API key

Verify your API key by calling the API key info endpoint. Choose one of the following options.Option 1: Developer portalNavigate to the API Reference, enter your sandbox API key in the Api-Access-Key header field, and send a request.

Only sandbox API keys work in the developer portal. Test production keys in your own secure local environment.

Option 2: Local environmentCall GET https://api.anchorage-staging.com/v2/apikey with your API key in the Api-Access-Key header.

curl --request GET \
     --url https://api.anchorage-staging.com/v2/apikey \
     --header 'Api-Access-Key: {API KEY HERE}' \
     --header 'accept: application/json'

import requests

url = "https://api.anchorage-staging.com/v2/apikey"
headers = {
    "accept": "application/json",
    "Api-Access-Key": "{API KEY HERE}"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

Fund your sandbox

The sandbox supports the following testnet assets.

Token	Sandbox asset
Bitcoin (Testnet)	BTC_T
Ethereum (Hoodi Testnet)	ETHHOODI
ERC-20 tokens (USDC, USDT, etc.)	USDANCHOODI
Solana (Devnet)	SOL_TD
SPL tokens (Devnet)	—
BUIDL (Sepolia)	BUIDLSEP

Mainnet addresses cannot be created in the sandbox environment.

Public testnet faucets are available online. Contact your point of contact if you need testnet funds sent directly.Deposits from external faucets can take time and are not always delivered. If a deposit is received, you must attribute it via API or in the web dashboard — see Receive digital assets.

Testing with an AI assistant

You can also drive read and write API testing from an AI assistant connected to these docs. See Build with AI to connect your assistant and pick up LLM-ready docs and ready-made prompts.

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