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is there a public cloud based sandbox/test lab for Dynamics?

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We need to develop an application that needs to do some lookups through the webapi,

is there like a lab virtual appliance or online sandbox available (i.e. one that resets every night with some dummy data)

Are the WebAPI's for Online and 2013/2015/2016 the same?

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    Nadeeja Bomiriya 6,804 on at

    Hi Sascha,

    You can register for a free 30 day trial which gives you the latest version of Dynamics 365 (Online).  It comes with some sample data.

    https://signup.microsoft.com/Signup?OfferId=bd569279-37f5-4f5c-99d0-425873bb9a4b&dl=DYN365_ENTERPRISE_PLAN1&Culture=en-us&Country=us&flight=AdminOnCustomization&ali=1

    There are two types of instances (Production and Sandbox).  You can reset a Sandbox instance.

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn659833.aspx

    You can also switch a Production instance to Sandbox and vice versa.

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn896590.aspx

    Web API was only available from CRM 2015 Update 1 (online only) as a preview and has been enhanced in each later versions.

    Cheers,

    Nadeeja

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    thanks heap Nadeeja, I'll look into it whilst I check with the customers which versions they run

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