---
slug: "/docs/v1/integration-guide/license-and-credentials"
title: "Create a test license"
description: "Stage 4: create a test license with a clear outcome, verification steps and one next action."
section: "Integration Guide"
order: 19
audience: "all"
level: "beginner"
last_updated: "2026-10-20"
version: "v1"
related: []
draft: false
layout: "guide"
---
## What you will do
Issue a [customer](/docs/v1/start/glossary#customer) key and distinguish public identifiers from secrets.
1. Open **[Licenses](/docs/v1/start/glossary#license)** while the header still says **[Sandbox](/docs/v1/start/glossary#sandbox)**.
2. Choose **New license** or **Create first license**.
3. Select Quickstart App / Quickstart plan in **[Product](/docs/v1/start/glossary#product) and plan**.
4. Enter your test **Customer email** and a simple **Customer name**, such as Quickstart Tester. Company and External customer ID are optional.
5. Choose **Create license**. Copy **Your new [license key](/docs/v1/start/glossary#license-key)**, shown once, into your private test configuration.
The dashboard creates or reuses the customer for this email. A new license has no activated [devices](/docs/v1/start/glossary#device) yet.
:::security Credential basics
The [public App ID](/docs/v1/start/glossary#public-app-id) identifies the software. A customer license key activates one purchase. The SDK receives a private [activation token](/docs/v1/start/glossary#activation-token) and stores an installation identity. A [developer API key](/docs/v1/start/glossary#developer-api-key) can manage licenses: create one under **API keys** only for a trusted sales backend, never for this client. If you supply an email during [activation](/docs/v1/start/glossary#activation), it must match the license.
:::
## Expected result
The new Sandbox license is active and has zero [active devices](/docs/v1/start/glossary#active-devices).
## If it does not work
If the key was lost, masked listings cannot reveal it. Issue a replacement using your normal support procedure, without sharing customer keys in feedback.
## Stage checklist
- I stored the full key privately.
- I have not put a developer API key in my app.

## Next steps
[Continue to Stage 5: Choose your language and app type](/docs/v1/integration-guide/choose)