# Is it possible to log into the Square app with a sandbox account?

**URL:** <https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [August 29, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909 "2022-08-29T11:31:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![textjoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@textjoy](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/textjoy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/1 "2022-08-29T11:31:32Z")

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Like the title says. Seems like you can only use production accounts with the Square app

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/2 "2022-08-29T16:59:11Z")

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Currently the ability to test in sandbox with the Square app isn’t currently available. You will need to use production to test with the app. We’re constantly working to improve our features based on feedback like this, so I’ll be sure to share your request to the API product team. 🙂

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**Author:** ![textjoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@textjoy](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/textjoy)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/3 "2022-08-29T18:01:20Z")

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Great, thanks Bryan!

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**Author:** ![yesloyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/848f3c/32.png) [@yesloyal](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/yesloyal)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/4 "2022-10-17T02:53:45Z")

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Hi Bryan, is the only (best) way to test Sandbox account using Postman or similar API testing tool?

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/5 "2022-10-17T16:36:21Z")

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Yeah, Postman is great and we also have our [API Explorer](https://developer.squareup.com/explorer/square) that you can use to build requests and run them in sandbox. 🙂

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**Author:** ![flextechmedia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8797f3/32.png) [@flextechmedia](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/flextechmedia)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/6 "2024-08-06T22:53:39Z")

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Greetings, just wondering if this is still the case. Was hoping to test our new webstore in sandbox mode.

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/7 "2024-08-06T22:59:19Z")

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Yes, at this time there isn’t any testing environment with the Square app at this time. 🙂

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**Author:** ![aras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@aras](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/aras)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/8 "2025-08-23T18:58:21Z")

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Just following up on this question one year on. Still no way to sign into the Square app using Sandbox credentials?

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/9 "2025-08-25T16:47:34Z")

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At this time the Square app doesn’t support a sandbox mode. We’re constantly working to improve our features based on feedback like this, so I’ll be sure to share your request to the API product team. 🙂

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**Author:** ![CapeGlass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@CapeGlass](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/CapeGlass)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/10 "2025-10-19T23:50:26Z")

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Hi Bryan,

Just thought I would check in on this topic and see if there has been any movement? Not having this functionality makes the process of testing how different clients actually use the app to make sales very difficult to nearly impossible. For example I can test everything going in one direction from the POS system up to square but then to test the reverse direction I need to either set up a new testing environment with production credentials and actual credit cards that will need to be refunded for each transaction for testing which doesn’t seem appropriate.

I know you can use the api to make orders in the system but actual people use the app and based on past experience there is more than one way to do things which must all be tested.

It seems like this could be accomplished using the online terminal that is already a part of the website.

Thanks

Don

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/is-it-possible-to-log-into-the-square-app-with-a-sandbox-account/6909/11 "2025-10-20T15:55:39Z")

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At this time the Square app doesn’t support a sandbox. Our SDKs and API’s have a supported sandbox but the Square app doesn’t currently have one. We’re constantly working to improve our features based on feedback like this, so I’ll be sure to share your request to the API product team. 🙂
