Accessing your PDI

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title: Accessing your PDI
description: Open your PDI and start building in the instance.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/application-development/accessing\_your\_pdi.html
release: brazil
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Personal developer instance guide, Learning about developing on the ServiceNow AI Platform, Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Accessing your PDI

Open your PDI and start building in the instance.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

Once you have obtained a PDI, you can open the instance from **Account** menu.

## Procedure

1.  Sign in to the Developer Site.

2.  Open the **Account** menu and click the **Start building** link.

    \[Omitted image "accessing-pdi.png"\] Alt text: Start building link to access a PDI

3.  If your PDI is hibernating, wait a couple minutes for your PDI to wake up before you can access it.

    Your PDI wakes from hibernation automatically when you sign in to the Developer site.

4.  If your PDI hibernates while you are still signed in to the Developer Site, select the **Refresh Instance** instance action, then click the **Wake Instance** button to wake your PDI from hibernation.

5.  If the instance is undergoing maintenance, you will need to wait for maintenance to complete before you can access your PDI.

6.  If you have any issues accessing your PDI, review the [Getting instance assistance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/getting_instance_assistance.md) section of this guide for steps you can take.


**Parent Topic:**[Personal developer instance guide](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/application-development/personal_developer_instance_guide.md)