<h2>Get a development instance</h2><br/><div style="overflow-x:auto"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright 2024" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2024" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="task" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Get a development instance" /><meta name="abstract" content="Request a personal development instance to build and test applications." /><meta name="description" content="Request a personal development instance to build and test applications." /><meta name="DC.creator" content="Vaughn Romero" /><meta name="DC.creator" content="Mark Moulder" /><meta name="DC.creator" content="ServiceNow" /><meta name="DC.date.created" content="2023-08-03" /><meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2023-08-03" /><meta name="DC.format" content="XHTML" /><meta name="DC.identifier" content="get-dev-instance" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../CSS/commonltr.css" /><title>Get a development instance</title></head><body id="get-dev-instance"> <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Get a development instance</h1> <div class="body taskbody"><p class="shortdesc">Request a personal development instance to build and test applications.</p> <div class="section prereq p"> <p class="p">Role required: none</p> </div> <div class="section context" id="get-dev-instance__context_t32_smt_nvb"> <p class="p">Get a free <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> personal developer instance (PDI). Build applications within a sandbox to test application builders and deployment strategies.</p> </div> <ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">Navigate to the <span class="ph">Developer Site</span> in your browser.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Sign In</span> or <span class="ph uicontrol">Sign up and Start Building</span> if you do not have a <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> developer account.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">After logging into the <span class="ph">ServiceNow</span> <span class="ph">Developer Site</span>, select <span class="ph uicontrol">Guides</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Guides Overview</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">Select <span class="ph uicontrol">Personal Developer Instance (PDI) Guide</span> in the side navigation.</span> </li><li class="li step"> <span class="ph cmd">Follow the instructions to obtain your personal developer instance.</span> </li></ol> </div> </body></html></div>