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Overview
Prerequisites:
Step 1: Creating an Access Key Pair (Client ID and Client Secret)
Step 2: Connect Your Checkout.com Account

Overview

To authenticate with Checkout, you will need:

Client ID - A unique identifier for your application on Checkout.
Client Secret - A key that grants full access to all your application and configurations.

This guide will walk you through generating the Client ID and Client Secret within Checkout.

Prerequisites:

You should have a registered test account with Checkout. Create one on Checkout Getting Started page.
Permission to generate API Keys.

Step 1: Creating an Access Key Pair (Client ID and Client Secret)

From your Checkout sandbox dashboard, click on the Developer icon at the top right corner of the screen.

Click on the Keys tab

Click on the Create a new key button

Select the Access key pair option

Select the entity you want to create the key for and then click on the Create key button.

Copy the generated key pair and store it securely. You will need it for the next steps

Note: It is important to store the key pair securely as it will not be visible again once you leave the Key page.

Step 2: Connect Your Checkout.com Account

To authenticate using your client credentials, navigate to the Checkout authentication form. Enter your credentials as follows:

Client ID: Your client ID
Client Secret: Your client secret Click “Connect” to complete the authentication.

Note: Make sure to match the credentials exactly as shown above - the field names in the form may differ from your Checkout dashboard.