This guide explains how to create a QuickBooks Online (QBO) sandbox environment. A sandbox is a safe, isolated space where you can test integrations and features without affecting your live QuickBooks Online company data. This is highly recommended when connecting your Routable sandbox environment to QuickBooks Online for testing purposes.

Creating a QBO sandbox

1. Open a web browser and go to the Intuit Developer website: https://developer.intuit.com/
2. Sign in or create an Intuit Developer account
   • To sign in, click the Sign In button
   • To create an account, click the Sign Up button
   • Follow the on-screen instructions to sign in or to sign up

   🖥️ Screenshot: Intuit Developer home page

   

3. Once signed in to your Intuit Developer account, navigate to My Hub and select Sandboxes

   🖥️ Screenshot: Intuit Developer hub menu

   

4. By default, QBO will have already created a sandbox company for you. You can either use this company or create a new company by clicking the Add button and following the on-screen instructions.

   🖥️ Screenshot: Intuit Developer sandbox companies

   

5. Once you finish creating a QBO sandbox company, you can navigate to the QBO sandbox company to complete its setup or add data by clicking the company name on the Sandbox companies page or you can move to Connecting a QBO sandbox to a Routable sandbox →

📚 For more information about creating and testing with a QBO sandbox company, see the Intuit Developer help doc Create and test with a sandbox company ↗

Connecting a QBO sandbox to a Routable sandbox

To connect your Routable sandbox workspace to your QBO sandbox, see the Routable Help Center article QBO: Setting up your integration →