{"section":"tutorials","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"accessing-the-beta-environment","locale":"en","slug":"accessing-the-beta-environment","path":"docs/en/tutorials/about-the-admin/accessing-the-beta-environment.md","branch":"main","content":"On VTEX, all stores have a beta environment, where platform users (sales associates, developers, or other authorized users) can run tests to validate new settings or versions of applications/services before making changes to the stable environment.\n\n> ℹ️ The beta environment is an exact replica of the stable environment, including store data and configurations.\n\nIn this way, **changing data in the beta environment will also affect data in the stable environment**.\n\n## Accessing the beta environment\nTo access the beta environment in your store, enable the `vtex-commerce-env` cookie as follows: \n\n<ol start=\"1\">\n  <li>In the VTEX Admin, access the Dev. Tools in your browser by pressing the `F12` key or right-clicking and choosing the **Inspect** option.\n.</li>\n  <li>In the top bar of the screen, go to the **Application** tab, and in the left sidebar, under Cookies, click your store's URL.\n</li>\n  <li>In the table, enter the information below in the cells of the last row:\n</li>\n  <ul>\n<li>Name: `vtex-commerce-env`</li>\n<li>Value: `beta`\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n![beta](https://cdn.statically.io/gh/vtexdocs/help-center-content/refs/heads/main/docs/en/tutorials/about-the-admin/accessing-the-beta-environment_1.png)\n\n<li>Refresh the page by pressing `F5` or clicking the refresh button in your browser. Once the page has loaded, the store's Admin will already be in beta. \n</li>\n</ol>\n\n> ℹ️ To go back to the main store environment, return to the Dev. Tools panel in your browser and remove the vtex-commerce-env cookie. Refresh the page again to switch back to the **stable** environment."}