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title: "Activating Beta features in Sandbox accounts"
slug: "activating-beta-features-in-sandbox-account"
description: "Discover how to set up and use Payhawk Labs Sandbox accounts to trial new features in a secure environment before deploying them to your live account."
updated: 2026-02-24T12:49:23Z
published: 2026-02-24T12:49:23Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/activating-beta-features-in-sandbox-account"
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# Activating Beta features in Sandbox accounts

Payhawk Labs Sandbox accounts provide a secure, isolated environment to test and explore Labs features before you enable them in your live production account.

Payhawk Labs Sandbox accounts are standard demo environments, with no expiration date. As a Payhawk Administrator, you can use Sandbox accounts to safely test new features without impacting your real financial data or production settings.

By default, all Beta features are disabled in a new Sandbox account, in which you can selectively enable features and evaluate their impact.

## Notes on administrating Sandbox accounts

> [!TIP]
> Since Sandbox accounts are individual entities, you cannot use this test environment for group-only features such as group-level workflows or reporting.

To ensure smooth operation and collaboration within your Sandbox accounts, note the following:

- When you enable a feature in your **Production** account, Payhawk will automatically ask if you want to test it in the **Sandbox** account first.
- The Administrators who activate the Sandbox account are the initial users who can then invite other Administrators to collaborate.
- If a Sandbox account already exists, other Administrators must request access from the initial user rather than activate a duplicate account.
- You can activate and manage Sandbox accounts independently, for example, if a Sandbox account is closed, you can provision a new one immediately using the same process.
- For group accounts, Sandbox management must occur at the group level, though the Sandbox itself remains a single entity and does not join the production group. Only group Administrators can create Sandbox accounts and invite other users.

## Activating Sandbox accounts

To activate a Sandbox account:

1. In the Payhawk Web Portal, go to **Settings**.
2. Navigate to **Payhawk Labs**.
3. Click on **Activate**.