# Test Credentials

You can test your integration using Ventrata's **EdinExplore**, a fictional supplier account created for testing and demonstration.

This account includes common product configurations and gives you access to products, bookings, and Ventrata API logs.

## Obtaining Test Credentials

Register for test credentials here:

<https://dashboard.ventrata.com/octo/signup>

The signup form asks for your company name, email, and password. You will use these credentials to access the [Booking Portal](#booking-portal), where you can review bookings, check availability, and view logs.

After creating your account, you will see a screen similar to this:

![Account setup screen with endpoint and key](https://221588849-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7bgGIyO7QYNOfUMfxh%2Fuploads%2Fytea0hW1hw7sPpIwrJG4%2FCleanShot%202023-06-02%20at%2021.36.31%402x.png?alt=media\&token=c4fb27de-907d-491b-a5f6-6abe64120cd7)

The API endpoint and key shown on that page can be used to test your integration with EdinExplore.

### Booking Portal

Use your new credentials to sign in to the EdinExplore agent portal:

<https://edinexplore.portal.ventrata.site/>

It will look like this:

!\[EdinExplore agent portal]\(../.gitbook/assets/CleanShot 2023-06-02 at <21.46.47@2x.png>)

On the `Bookings` tab, you can view all bookings made through the reseller portal and API. This helps verify field values and confirm that requests are being recorded correctly.

![Sample of a booking in the agent portal](https://221588849-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M7bgGIyO7QYNOfUMfxh%2F-M9NtE3CL1-nNIQWvXW-%2F-M9NwE_-2Jq7PZnb1dTG%2FScreenshot%202020-06-09%20at%2013.55.57.png?alt=media\&token=bc9478d3-949c-4588-b922-442778a6ccf6)

### API Logs

In addition to the booking portal, the `API Logs` tab lists all API requests received for your credentials.

![](https://221588849-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M7bgGIyO7QYNOfUMfxh%2F-MFeIWGlsNZDOrAfe09f%2F-MFeJMGP3e7Kz61EzMo2%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=99d1c9e9-7418-435e-912c-bf7ea327bb70)

Selecting a request opens a request/response view.

![](https://221588849-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M7bgGIyO7QYNOfUMfxh%2F-MFeIWGlsNZDOrAfe09f%2F-MFeJt1Gka1t-yVpqQMt%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=0bf83b31-ac01-4e7b-9aee-1620b0dbb6ce)

## Live Testing

If you need to test with live supplier credentials, use the `Octo-Env: test` request [header](https://docs.ventrata.com/getting-started/headers).

This header marks bookings made with live credentials as test sales in Ventrata. Test sales do not consume availability, barcodes do not redeem, and they are not invoiced. Use `Octo-Env: test` for test bookings and `Octo-Env: live` to disable test mode and sell live.

Suppliers can force your connection into test mode, which processes all requests as `Octo-Env: test`. This is commonly used when suppliers want to review test bookings before approving go-live.