# Set up Partner API Access Guide

This page explains the process for creating an account and applying to become an authorized partner for Unstoppable Domains.

## Step 1: Sign Up to Partner Dashboard

You must create an Unstoppable Domains Partner account in [Partner Dashboard](https://dashboard.auth.unstoppabledomains.com). You may **Login** using your existing Unstoppable Domains account information or **Sign Up** if you don’t already have an account.

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![Login or sign-up options for new partners](/images/partner-signup.png)

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Login or sign-up options for new partners
## Step 2: Setup Your First Application

Let us know who you are by submitting your **Company name** and **Company type**

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![Submit company details](/images/submit-company-name.png)

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Submit company details
Navigate to [Clients Page](https://dashboard.auth.unstoppabledomains.com/clients) by clicking `Clients` at the top of the app. Read the `Partner API Terms` and submit your agreement.

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![Partner API Terms](/images/dashboard-client-page.png)

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Partner API Terms
Create your first client by clicking the `Create Client` button.

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![Create First Client](/images/dashboard-empty-client-page.png)

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Create First Client
Update your client information and click `Confirm Changes`

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![Update Client Information](/images/dashboard-update-client-info.png)

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Update Client Information
## Step 3: Obtain an API Key

Navigate to the `API & SDK Panel` by clicking the `API & SDK` button.

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![API Panel](/images/dashboard-api-pannel.png)

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API Panel
Request one of the following keys depending on your current usage. You **might** be required to provide an email address for our partner engineering team to contact you if you originally signed up using a Wallet address such as MetaMask.

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![Email Requirement](/images/dashboard-email-requirement.png)

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Email Requirement
### API Key

Refer to [Partner API v3](https://docs.unstoppabledomains.com/apis/partner/latest/) for supported use cases.

To access `Partner API v3`, please click `Request access to Partner API v3`. Our `Partner engineering team` team will be contacting you in shortly via email.

Your API key is only intended for use on your backend servers. Any other usage could result in security risks and or your key being deactivated.

## Step 4: Set up UD Sandbox

To build the Partner API integrations, switch to Sandbox mode. This mode allows you play around with test net which does not incur cost during development. To access Sandbox, toggle the `Sandbox` button at the top of the application.

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![Sandbox Mode](/images/dashboard-sandbox-button.png)

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Sandbox Mode
## Sandbox Environment URLs

#### Sandbox Website


```bash
https://ud-sandbox.com/
```

#### Sandbox API Endpoint


```bash
https://api.ud-sandbox.com/
```

Congratulations!
You just registered to become an official Unstoppable Domains Partner.

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