API Overview

Getting Started with REST
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Overview of Getting Started with REST

Set Up Your Cybersource Account

Set Up HTTP Signature Message
- Sign Up for a Sandbox Account
- Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
  - Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
  - Test the Shared Secret Key Pair
  - Test Endpoints
- Construct Messages Using HTTP Signature Security
  - Elements of an HTTP Message
  - Generate a Hash of the Message Body
  - Generate the Signature Hash
  - Update Header Fields
- Going Live
  - Create a Merchant ID
  - Activate your Merchant ID
  - Production Endpoints

VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

Test Endpoints

When testing an API outside of the Developer Center's API Reference sandbox, send your test API request messages to the test server:

https://apitest.visaacceptance.com

For example, to test an authorization request, you can send the request to this endpoint:

https://apitest.visaacceptance.com/pts/v2/payments

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