<h2>Accessing your PDI</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 2026" /><meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright 2026" /><meta name="generator" content="DITA-OT" /><meta name="DC.type" content="task" /><meta name="DC.title" content="Accessing your PDI" /><meta name="abstract" content="Open your PDI and start building in the instance." /><meta name="description" content="Open your PDI and start building in the instance." /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../build/applications/concept/personal_developer_instance_guide.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../build/custom-application/concept/build-applications.html" /><meta name="DC.relation" scheme="URI" content="../../../build/custom-application/concept/getting-started-with-building-applications.html" /><meta name="DC.date.created" content="2023-02-02" /><meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2024-08-01" /><meta name="page-type" content="app-engine" /><meta name="page-type" content="platform" /><meta name="DC.format" content="XHTML" /><meta name="DC.identifier" content="accessing_your_pdi" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../CSS/commonltr.css" /><title>Accessing your PDI</title></head><body id="accessing_your_pdi"> <div class="breadcrumb"><a class="link" href="https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/xanadu-application-development/page/build/custom-application/concept/build-applications.html" title="Learn how to become an application developer using ServiceNow AI Platform low-code tools. Start with what you know and use a library of reusable components and published applications to modernize your legacy processes.">Building applications</a> > <a class="link" href="https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/xanadu-application-development/page/build/custom-application/concept/getting-started-with-building-applications.html" title="Using the ServiceNow Creator Workflow products, you can create intuitive experiences that run on the powerful ServiceNow AI Platform.">Learning about developing on the ServiceNow AI Platform</a> > </div> <h1 class="title topictitle1" id="ariaid-title1">Accessing your PDI</h1> <div class="body taskbody"><p class="shortdesc">Open your PDI and start building in the instance.</p> <div class="section prereq p" id="accessing_your_pdi__prereq_x1m_g3h_cxb"> <p class="p">Role required: none</p> </div> <div class="section context"> <p class="p">Once you have obtained a PDI, you can open the instance from <span class="ph uicontrol">Account</span> menu.</p> </div> <ol class="ol steps"><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Sign in to the <span class="ph">Developer Site</span>.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">Open the <span class="ph uicontrol">Account</span> menu and click the <span class="ph uicontrol">Start building</span> link.</span> <div class="itemgroup info"><img class="image" id="accessing_your_pdi__image_xv1_cb1_kxb" src="../image/accessing-pdi.png" alt="Start building link to access a PDI" /></div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">If your PDI is hibernating, wait a couple minutes for your PDI to wake up before you can access it.</span> <div class="itemgroup info">Your PDI wakes from hibernation automatically when you sign in to the Developer site.</div> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">If your PDI hibernates while you are still signed in to the <span class="ph">Developer Site</span>, select the <span class="ph uicontrol">Refresh Instance</span> instance action, then click the <span class="ph uicontrol">Wake Instance</span> button to wake your PDI from hibernation.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">If the instance is undergoing maintenance, you will need to wait for maintenance to complete before you can access your PDI.</span> </li><li class="li step stepexpand"> <span class="ph cmd">If you have any issues accessing your PDI, review the <a class="xref" href="https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/xanadu-application-development/page/build/applications/concept/getting_instance_assistance.html" title="Get assistance for common issues accessing an instance and give feedback.">Getting instance assistance</a> section of this guide for steps you can take.</span> </li></ol> </div> <div class="related-links"> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent Topic:</strong> <a class="link" href="https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/xanadu-application-development/page/build/applications/concept/personal_developer_instance_guide.html" title="ServiceNow offers free personal developer instances (PDIs) to Developer Program members to learn, explore, and experiment with the ServiceNow AI Platform.">Personal developer instance guide</a></div> </div> </div></body></html></div>