> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.seam.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Preview the customer portal in Console > Preview how Customer Portals work and experiment with the API by setting up a temporary portal directly from the Seam Console. You can set up a customer portal directly from the Seam Console. These Console-generated portals are intended as an **API exploration playground** — they let you preview how portals work and experiment with the API before building your integration. **Important:** Portal links created in Console are temporary. They expire after 7 days and should not be used in production. For real-world usage, always generate portals programmatically using the API. *** ### 1. Open the Customer Portals page From the Console, navigate to **Developer** → **Customer Portals** from the top navigation bar. *** ### 2. Select your business verticals Choose the vertical that best matches your product (for example, *Short Term Rental*). This setting does two things: 1. Preconfigures recommended defaults for your use case. 2. Updates the labels in the portal UI so they use industry-specific terms your customers expect. For example: * In the Hospitality vertical, the generic Seam concept of a *Space* appears in the portal as a *Room*. * In Multi-family, *Spaces* appear as *Units*. * In Gym Management, they appear as *Facilities*. Example: In the Hospitality vertical, Spaces are shown as “Rooms” in the portal UI. Here's a complete reference of how Seam concepts map to industry-specific labels across verticals: | Vertical | User Identity | Spaces | Bookings | | --------------------- | ------------- | ------------------- | ------------ | | **Short Term Rental** | Guest | Property listings | Reservations | | **Multi-family** | Tenant | Units, Common areas | Leases | | **Hospitality** | Guest | Rooms, Common areas | Bookings | | **Gym Management** | Member | Facilities | Memberships | | **Property Tours** | Visitor | Tour spaces | Bookings | | **Neutral** | User Identity | Spaces | Bookings | *** ### 3. Configure portal features Under **Portal Configuration**, select which features to enable: * **Connect** – allow customers to connect their device accounts. * **Organize** – let customers map devices to rental units, rooms, or spaces. * **Manage Devices** – give customers tools to manage devices, troubleshoot, and view logs. * **Configure** – allow customers to set automation rules and customize Instant Key branding. *** ### 4. Enter your `customer_key` Add the customer\_key for the customer this portal belongs to. Seam uses this key to scope the portal to only that customer’s devices and accounts. *** ### 5. (Optional) Set up Spaces This step is required only if you enable the Organize feature. * Spaces represent the real-world units your customer manages—for example, *Room 101* in a hotel, *Unit A* in an apartment building, or *Studio 3* in a gym. * Create a Space for each unit your customer manages. * Use a `space_key` that matches your own system’s identifier (for example, `room-101-id`). **Reminder:** Even if the portal shows “Rooms” or “Units,” these all map back to Spaces in Seam. *** ### 6. Generate the portal Click **Create Portal**. Seam generates a temporary portal URL you can use to preview the portal. **Note:** All portal links expire after 7 days. For production, always generate portals programmatically, each time a customer needs access. *** ### Next step: Generate portals programmatically with the API In production, portals must be generated with the API so that they can be refreshed whenever a customer needs access. On the next page, we’ll cover how to create portals programmatically using the `create_portal` endpoint.