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The Labs

Practise real Marketing Cloud code. No org needed.

Getting access is the hardest part of learning SFMC and Marketing Cloud Next. The Labs remove it. Write the code, run it against real records, and see exactly what your customer would get. Free, in your browser.

The AMPscript Lab: data extensions in the toolbox, an AMPscript editor and a live email preview.

The AMPscript Lab

Early access

For Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC)

Build your own data extensions, write real AMPscript, and preview your email or SMS against any subscriber. Then publish what you built as proof you can do it.

  • Lookup, LookupRows, IF and FOR loops
  • SFMC-style Preview and Test
  • Shareable build cards for your portfolio
See what's inside → Open the Lab
The Handlebars Lab: a data graph explorer, a Handlebars template and the rendered email for Marcus.

The Handlebars Lab

Early access

For Marketing Cloud Next (MC Next)

Practise MC Next merge fields and Handlebars against ready-made data graphs. No MC Next org, and no data graph to build before you can start.

  • Ready-made data graphs on the unified individual
  • MC Next style merge fields and helpers
  • Five customers per graph to test against
See what's inside → Open the Lab

On the roadmap

The SQL Lab

Query activities against real-shaped data extensions and system data views. Members hear first.

Join to hear first →

The Lab League

Build in the Lab. Compete for prizes.

A recurring build challenge for community members. Same brief, everyone's take on it, a live leaderboard and a Hall of Fame.

See the leaderboard Hall of Fame →

Questions

About the Labs

Are the Labs free?
Yes. Join the free AMPscript Academy community and your access code is waiting inside. No card and no trial period.
Which Lab should I start with?
If you work in SFMC today, start with The AMPscript Lab. That is where most of the jobs still are. If your team is moving to Marketing Cloud Next, The Handlebars Lab is where you practise the new syntax. The thinking carries straight across from one to the other.
Do I need a Salesforce login?
No. Both Labs run entirely in your browser with their own sample data, so you never touch a client account or need an org of your own.

Stop reading about it. Go and write some.

Join the free community, grab your access code, and have something built before the end of the day.

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