Accounts

An account is a logical entity to group and separate resources and billing within your organisation. You can think of accounts similarly to how the departments within your company are distinct units.

Accounts come in different types to allow you to distinguish between test and production environments.

The information in each account is stored separately, which may be an important consideration depending on your needs. Having separate accounts can be helpful for billing purposes, for example, if two departments within your company are using Signicat products. It also allows you to thoroughly control how each account is used.

Account types

When creating an account, you can choose between a sandbox account and a production account.

Sandbox accounts

Opt for a sandbox account if you wish to test your integration with any Signicat product using fake data. A sandbox account is a trial environment where you can play around with and test your integration.

Production accounts

Production accounts contain real data and allow you to purchase products in the Marketplace. You must use a production account to integrate your application with Signicat in a live environment.

Note

It is not possible to edit the account type after creation. However, you can create multiple accounts under the same organisation.

Create an account

To create an account in the Signicat Dashboard, do the following:

1. Log in to the Dashboard.
2. Select the name of your organisation at the top left of the screen and then select Manage.
3. Under Organisation management, select Add Account.
4. Enter the name of your account under Account Name.
5. Tick the box of the account type you wish to create, either Sandbox account or Production account.
6. Select Create to create the new account.

Create account screen

Delete an account

To delete an account in the Signicat Dashboard, do the following:

1. Log in to the Dashboard.
2. Select the name of your organisation at the top left of the screen and then select Manage.
3. Under Organisation management, select an existing account.
4. In the Account management page, expand Account actions and select Delete.
5. To restore the account, select Undelete.
6. To permanently delete the account, select Permanently delete. You cannot undo this operation.

Next steps

Before you can get started with an integration, many products require that you add at least one domain.

Domains

Learn how to create and delete sandbox and production accounts