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Free developer instant sandbox

Qualified members are eligible to get a free, renewable Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscription pre-provisioned with Microsoft 365 apps.

Sample data packs including Teams

Your sandbox is preconfigured with sample data to help you prototype solutions fast.

Access to experts

Access community events to learn from Microsoft 365 experts.

Personalized recommendations

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Microsoft 365 E5 instant sandbox

Cut your configuration time from days to seconds. Be your own administrator and prototype apps and solutions on your fully pre-provisioned sandbox subscription.

  • Includes 25 user licenses for development purposes
  • Preconfigured for sideloading Teams apps
  • Fully loaded sample data with 16 sample users, user data, and content to help you model your solutions.
  • Easy access to pre-provisioned core Microsoft 365 workloads and capabilities (Windows not included), including:
    • All Office 365 apps
    • Everything you need for Power Platform development
    • Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection
    • Advanced analytics with Power BI
    • Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) for compliance and information protection
    • Microsoft Entra ID for building advanced identity and access management solutions
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Sample data packs including Teams

The instant sandbox comes pre-provisioned with sample data, including Teams data. This saves you time so you can focus on exploring and learning Microsoft 365 platform capabilities.

These sample data packs include:

  • Microsoft Graph user, mail, and calendar data - 16 sample users with user data and content, integrated with Teams developer environment.
  • Teams data pack with the following customized developer environment:
    • App sideloading pre-configured.
    • Five sample teams, channels, tabs, and chat sessions built around the 16 sample users.
    • Developer Portal pre-installed to help you streamline the creation of your Teams app manifest and package, plus the card editor and a React control library.
  • SharePoint Framework sample data - Choose from six site templates that you can install and evaluate for your organization (with one pre-installed).

Get access to a community of Microsoft 365 experts

Learn directly from Microsoft developers, program managers, and MVPs. Get access to community calls every week, as well as global bootcamps and first- and third-party events, to learn more about Microsoft 365 products and technologies, including:

  • Microsoft Graph
  • SharePoint Framework
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Office Add-Ins including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Microsoft identity platform
  • Adaptive Cards
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