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# 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](/files/qLWYrbujRt8AI43UnumY)

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](/files/-M9NwE_-2Jq7PZnb1dTG)

### API Logs

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

![](/files/-MFeJMGP3e7Kz61EzMo2)

Selecting a request opens a request/response view.

![](/files/-MFeJt1Gka1t-yVpqQMt)

## Live Testing

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

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.