A developer account (also called a sandbox account) is a free monday.com account designed for building and testing monday apps and API integrations. It runs in an environment separate from your production or work data, so you can experiment without affecting live workflows.

You can use any monday.com account to explore the apps framework and API. A developer account is the recommended option when you need higher limits and Pro/Enterprise capabilities for thorough testing.

Sign up for a developer account

Create a free developer account and start building right away:

Sign up for a free developer account

After sign-up, open the Developer Center from your profile menu (Developers) to manage apps, API tokens, and usage.

Other account options

Option	When to use it
Existing monday.com account	You already have an account and only need light testing.
Trial account	You want to evaluate monday.com beyond development. Sign up for a trial.
Trial extension	Your trial is ending but you need more time. Contact support to request an extension.

What's included

Developer accounts include everything in the Free plan, plus higher limits and advanced capabilities tailored for app development. They also include select Pro and Enterprise features commonly needed for building and testing apps.

Feature	Limit
monday.com products	Access to all products (Work Management, CRM, Service, Dev, and more)
Seats	Up to 10
Items	Up to 1,000 items per product
Boards, dashboards, and workdocs	Unlimited
Automations	25,000 actions/month
Integrations	25,000 actions/month
API complexity	10M
Permissions	Account-, column-, and item-level permissions
Column types	Access to all column types
Boards	Private and shareable boards
Views	Item and board views
Activity log	Tracking and filtering
Templates	Included
Theme	Hacker theme

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Existing developer accounts were upgraded automatically with full product access and higher limits. See the developer account upgrades changelog for details.

Account terms and intended use

Developer accounts are for development and testing only. They are not intended for running production business workflows or serving end customers.

Keep these guidelines in mind:

Separate from production data — Use your developer account to build and test apps and API integrations without touching live account data.
Invite teammates for realistic testing — You can add up to 10 users to simulate collaboration, permissions, and multi-user app flows.
Respect account limits — Item, automation, integration, and API complexity limits apply. Plan load tests and large-scale scenarios accordingly.
Request more capacity when needed — If your app requires limits beyond the defaults, submit a request (see below). The team reviews requests within five business days.

Request additional testing capacity

If your app needs higher limits—for example, more items, automation actions, or API complexity—submit a request through the marketplace partner extensions form. The monday.com team reviews requests within five business days.

Next steps

Open the Developer Center — Manage API tokens, the API playground, and analytics.
Make your first API request — Set up authentication and send a GraphQL query.
Build your first app — Create an app in the apps framework.
Join the developer community — Ask questions, share feedback, and stay up to date on releases.