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title: Instances
description: Environments where you can try and run all BlindPay features.
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## What it is

An instance is an environment in which you can try all BlindPay features. If your company has multiple environments (sandbox, staging, production), you can create a single instance for each one.

You **cannot** create instances through the API; you must create them through the BlindPay Dashboard.

## How it works

Each instance is either a `development` or `production` instance. They expose the same features but differ in KYC handling and supported networks.

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**Remember**: All the payouts made on development instances will not go through the fiat payment rails, so all the fiat payment steps will be skipped.
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| Feature       | Development                                                                | Production                       |
| ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Customers     | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| Bank Accounts | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| Payout Quotes | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| Payouts       | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| Payin Quotes  | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| Payins        | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| KYC           | Auto approve                                                               | Automatic or manual review       |
| Networks      | Eth Sepolia, Base Sepolia, Arbitrum Sepolia, Polygon Amoy, Stellar Testnet | Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Stellar |
| Api Keys      | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |
| Webhooks      | ✅                                                                         | ✅                               |

## Prerequisites

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## Create an instance

Go to the [BlindPay Dashboard](https://app.blindpay.com/){target="\_blank"} and click the `Create instance` button.

![Create instance](https://pub-4fabf5dd55154f19a0384b16f2b816d9.r2.dev/Frame%201216401961.jpg)

## Related

- [API Keys](/docs/essentials/api-keys) · [Terms of Service](/docs/essentials/terms-of-service) · [Customers](/docs/essentials/customers)