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How to access the GOV.UK Wallet sandbox

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Find out how to access the GOV.UK Wallet sandbox to test how GOV.UK Wallet will work with your service.

Digital verification service (DVS) providers can use the GOV.UK Wallet sandbox to build and test their service before moving to production. 

The sandbox is a collection of tools, which includes the: 

The sandbox is not a production environment. It cannot be used for penetration testing, or as an end-to-end, performance or production environment. However, you can create a test driving licence and use the sharing mechanism to check it with your verifier.

You can find out more about how the sandbox works in the GOV.UK Wallet technical documentation

To request access to the sandbox, email the GOV.UK Wallet team at [email protected] with the following information:

  • the digital verification service you would like to onboard 
  • a brief description of your product and what you want to use the sandbox for

    • We’ll review your request and confirm next steps by email.

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