API Overview

Getting Started with REST Developer Guide
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Introduction to REST

Overview of How to Set Up Your Cybersource Account

Set Up a JSON Web Token Message Using P12 Certificates
- Step 1: Sign Up for a Sandbox Account
- Step 2: Create or Submit a P12 Certificate
- Step 3: Construct Messages Using JSON Web Tokens
- Step 4: Enable Message-Level Encryption
- Step 5: Test Your Setup
- Step 6: Going Live

Set Up a JSON Web Token Message Using Shared Secret Keys
- Step 1: Sign Up for a Sandbox Account
- Step 2: Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
- Step 3: Construct Messages Using JSON Web Tokens
- Step 4: Enable Message-Level Encryption
- Step 5: Test Your Setup
- Step 6: Going Live

Set Up an HTTP Signature Message
- Step 1: Sign Up for a Sandbox Account
- Step 2: Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
- Step 3: Construct Messages Using HTTP Signature Security
- Step 4: Test Your Setup
- Step 5: Going Live

VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

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Test Your Setup

You can send a test API request to validate that your account, API key, HTTP headers, and HTTP message body are working as intended.

Cybersource recommends that you test and verify that your payment system can securely send and receive REST API messages before transitioning to a production account.

Postman Testing

You can use Postman to verify your HTTP signature message. To download a Postman collection of basic payment API requests, see the REST API collection on the Postman website.

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

https://apitest.cybersource.com

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

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

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