Supported ServiceNow AI Platform features in Developer Sandboxes

concept australia Updated Oct 15, 2026 1 min read dev-sbx-supported-features.md

Developer Sandboxes supports almost all development-related ServiceNow AI Platform features.

Development features and apps

Supported features include the following:

Metadata updates
System Update Sets
Legacy source control

Note: Each sandbox can connect to source control with its own git branch. For more information, see Source control and Developer Sandboxes.
ServiceNow IDE
Workflow Studio
App and plugin installation

Note: Apps and plugins can be installed and upgraded in a sandbox independently.
Outgoing integrations

Note: You must manually update incoming integrations to support the unique URLs of sandboxes.

Sandbox considerations and limitations

Note: Sandboxes are not automatically recreated after a clone. You should save your work from a sandbox before the clone so you can recreate it.

You can have up to 30 sandboxes per instance.

Developer Sandboxes is supported on on-premises instances. For setup steps, see the Knowledge Base article on Developer Sandboxes on-premises architecture. You're responsible for networking setup, adding the required nodes to the instance, and enabling sandboxes. License management isn't supported on on-premises instances.

Note: Developer Sandboxes are not supported on UI/Worker node instances.

Parent Topic:Exploring Developer Sandboxes

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title: Supported ServiceNow AI Platform features in Developer Sandboxes
description: Developer Sandboxes supports almost all development-related ServiceNow AI Platform features.
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# Supported ServiceNow AI Platform features in Developer Sandboxes

Developer Sandboxes supports almost all development-related ServiceNow AI Platform features.

## Development features and apps

Supported features include the following:

- Metadata updates
- System Update Sets
- Legacy source control

**Note:** Each sandbox can connect to source control with its own git branch. For more information, see [Source control and Developer Sandboxes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/developer-sandboxes/dev-sandboxes-source-control.md).

- ServiceNow IDE
- Workflow Studio
- App and plugin installation

**Note:** Apps and plugins can be installed and upgraded in a sandbox independently.

- Outgoing integrations

**Note:** You must manually update incoming integrations to support the unique URLs of sandboxes.

## Sandbox considerations and limitations

Upgrading an instance automatically backs up update sets to the base instance and recreates the sandboxes on that instance. Sandboxes are recreated in a base state, so you must restore backed up update sets. For details, see [Cloning and upgrading considerations for Developer Sandboxes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/developer-sandboxes/dev-sbx-clone-upgrade-info.md).

**Note:** Sandboxes are not automatically recreated after a clone. You should save your work from a sandbox before the clone so you can recreate it.

You can have up to 30 sandboxes per instance.

Developer Sandboxes is supported on on-premises instances. For setup steps, see the Knowledge Base article on [Developer Sandboxes on-premises architecture](https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB2670540). You're responsible for networking setup, adding the required nodes to the instance, and enabling sandboxes. License management isn't supported on on-premises instances.

**Note:** Developer Sandboxes are not supported on UI/Worker node instances.

**Parent Topic:**[Exploring Developer Sandboxes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/developer-sandboxes/exploring-sandboxes.md)