How to create Authorize.net Account and get Login ID and API Key
Create New Sandbox Account
Follow these steps to create a new Authorize.net Sandbox account:
1) Go to the URL https://developer.authorize.net/hello_world/sandbox/ to create a new Sandbox Account.
Figure 1: Sandbox Account Registration
2) After completing the form, click on Submit button as marked in Figure 2 below. Figure 2: Submit Form
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3) Authorize.net will process your form and will show the following page upon successful registration.
Figure 3: Successful Registration
At the bottom of the page, you will find following information:
∙ API Login ID
∙ Transaction Key
∙ Secret Key
Save these information to be used with ScoreCEO.
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Login to existing Sandbox Account
If you already have an Authorize.net Sandbox Account, follow these steps to get your Login ID and Transaction Key which is required in ScoreCEO for Merchant account.
1) To login to your existing Sandbox account, go to https://sandbox.authorize.net/ and enter your Login ID and Password to access your Sandbox Account.
Figure 4: Sandbox Login
2) On first time login, you will see the Home page with following Pop-up.
Figure 5: Home Page on First Login
Click on Remind Me Later or GOT IT button on the pop-up to close it and see the Home page.
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3) Through Home page, click on the Account tab as highlighted in Figure 6 the below: Figure 6: Home Page
4) Upon clicking the Account tab, you will see the following page as shown in Figure 7 below:
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Figure 7: Account Settings Page
Find the link API Login ID and Transaction Key under Security Setting as shown in Figure 7 above. 5) Upon clicking the API Login ID and Transaction Key, you will be taken to following page: Figure 8: API Login ID and Transaction Key
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6) Follow these two steps to get your API Login ID and Transaction Key:
a. API Login ID: Copy/Save the API Login ID from the above page and save it to be used in ScoreCEO.
b. Transaction Key:
i. You can create new Transaction Key as often as you wish by providing your Secret Answer and clicking on the Submit button.
You may choose to disable the old one immediately by checking the Disable Old Transaction Key(s) option. If you do not immediately disable the old value, it will automatically expire in 24 hours.
ii. If the Secret Answer to the Secret Question is successful, Authorize.net will show the new Transaction Key.
Figure 9: New Transaction Key
Copy/Save the new Transaction Key to use in ScoreCEO.
Note: Use the latest Transaction Key as old Transaction Key(s) will automatically expire in 24 hours after generating new Transaction Key.
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Use Authorize.net API Login ID and Transaction Key in ScoreCEO 1) Login to ScoreCEO as Enterprise Portal Super Admin at https://scorebeta.cloudapp.net/
Figure 10: ScoreCEO Login Page
2) Go to Configurations page from profile menu on the top right.
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Figure 11: Profile Menu for Configurations
3) You will land on Portal Conf page by default. Click on Edit Button as shown in Figure 12 below to open the form to enter values.
Figure 12: Enterprise Portal Configurations
4) Navigate to Authorize.net section on the page and enter API Login ID and Transaction Key for Authorize.net merchant account.
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Figure 13: Authorize.net Configurations
Keep the Testing Mode Enabled checked to use this Authorize.net Account as Sandbox account.
Note: Only uncheck the checkbox if you are using Live account instead of Sandbox for Real Transactions.
5) Click on Save button at the bottom of the page to save these configurations.
Figure 14: Save Configurations
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