Update August 17, 2023: This should be fixed. [ Update December 2, 2022:  A trial account for Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) Unified products currently has no API access for Docs. The product team is investigating for the fix. (ACSAPI-319: “Missing ‘BIM 360 Docs’ option when add custom integration for a trial version of Autodesk Docs.”)  ]

Update October 21, 2021: a free trial-converted developer account is no longer offered.

Update February 22, 2021: Autodesk released a new set of products. BIM 360 Docs is now superseded as Autodesk Docs. Autodesk Docs is a part of Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro and Autodesk Takeoff. You can create BIM 360 Docs project within these products. 

Occasionally we receive requests for a BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) Unified product account for development purpose. Here is the instruction to make it easy to find by googling.

• ADN members – if you are an ADN (Autodesk Developer Network) member, you can request a developer version of license from the ADN extranet: adn.autodesk.io >> SOFTWARE >> Software Request Form >> Development Software and Web Services Request Form. (Note: only your company’s site admin can request. If you are not the admin for ADN membership for your company, please ask him/her.)
• Paid account owners – If you already have a paid account, you can use your own account. (As of February, 2021, API access is activated for all new account. If you do not see “Apps and Integration” tab under SETTINGS tab of Account Admin module, you don’t have an access to API. You will need to request to activate it. Please refer to this post for where to make a request.)
• If neither of above applies to you, you have two choices:
  • Join ADN (www.autodesk.com/joinadn). Note: Start-ups qualify for a free ADN membership. (This does not apply to  ADN Open.)
  • Sign up for Autodesk Construction Cloud Integration Partner Program. This option is for a non-ADN developer who has commercial application and only need a BIM 360 or ACC unified product account. This program is not intended for in-house developers. When you apply, please provide your company name and company e-mail; Gmail is not accepted.
  • Try with a trial version for 30 days. You can sign up for a trial version at https://construction.autodesk.com/products/
    If you are not sure which product to choose, choose Autodesk Docs.

Once you have an API-enabled account, the next step is to provision your apps with BIM 360 and ACC unified products:

• /2017/01/19/bim-360-activating-api-access-to-docs/

FAQ

Q1. My company has EBA (Enterprise Business Agreement) license. Can we have additional BIM 360 and ACC unified product account for development purpose?
A1. Customers with EBA are entitled to have free ADN membership. Please contact your CSM (Customer Success Manager) and request to add ADN membership. (It is not automatic in current system). You can then request ADN license mentioned above.  

Q2. When we request BIM 360 or ACC unified product account in ADN, can we have two hubs?
A2. By default, we give one hub for each region per company. You can have one US hub and one EU hub.

Mikako

Last updated: 12/2/2022