---
title: OAuth Playground
description: Developers can install and use the PingFederate OAuth Playground to experiment with OAuth and OpenID Connect.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.0
page_id: pingfederate:developers_reference_guide:pf_oauth_playground
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.0/developers_reference_guide/pf_oauth_playground.html
revdate: January 15, 2026
section_ids:
  before-you-begin: Before you begin
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# OAuth Playground

Developers can install and use the PingFederate OAuth Playground to experiment with OAuth and OpenID Connect.

## Before you begin

Before you can install the OAuth Playground, install the instance of PingFederate in which you will install the OAuth Playground.

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|   | You shouldn't install OAuth Playground in PingFederate production environments. |

## About this task

Acting as both a client and a resource server, the OAuth Playground simulates authorization requests, responses, and token validation. These features can help you integrate OAuth and OpenID Connect protocols into your applications.

To install the OAuth Playground, perform the following procedure. For more information, including the credentials needed for some OAuth grants, see the `ReadMeFirst` file in the OAuth Playground `.zip` file.

## Steps

1. Get the OAuth Playground files:

   1. In a browser, go to the [PingFederate Downloads](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingfederate.html) page on the Ping Identity website.

   2. Click the **Add-ons** tab and scroll down to the **Developer Tools** section.

   3. Click the **OAuth Playground** link. If requested, log in to your Ping Identity account. Your browser downloads the OAuth Playground `.zip` file.

   4. Extract the contents from the `.zip` file.

2. Install the OAuth Playground:

   1. Copy the contents of the `/dist/deploy` directory into `/pingfederate/server/default/deploy` in your PingFederate directory.

   2. Merge the contents of the `/dist/conf` directory into `/pingfederate/server/default/conf` in your PingFederate directory.

3. Configure the OAuth Playground:

   1. Open the OAuth Playground by going to `https://<pf_host>:9031/OAuthPlayground` in a browser.

   2. Click the **Setup** button. The Setup wizard appears.

   3. Follow the wizard's instructions.

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      |   | The **Setup** button appears only the first time that you configure the OAuth Playground. To reconfigure the OAuth Playground, click **Settings** on the taskbar. On the **Settings** window, click the **Set Up Again** button. Follow the wizard's instructions. |