Applications / API

Use this page to create, delete and manage the API credentials you have for your applications.

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Please Note

Make sure to treat the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret as privileged information, such as a password or bank account number.

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What You'll See

Once logged into the MX™ Merchant dashboard, go to the app store and activate the Developer app. Then, go to Settings and click on the Applications/API tile.

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In the table, each row will display seven important details about each set of API keys.

  • API Key name- Name your application
  • Description- Provide a summary of what your application is doing
  • Role- This will mirror the role of the user who created the key and secret
  • Active- Yes or No indication to show if your application is active
  • Consumer Key- Used to display the application-specific key
  • Show Secret- This information is hidden until you click the green text
  • Merchant ID- This distinguishes your merchant account to reference in your API integrations

Creating New Application Key

Click the +Add Application button on the top right, give your new API Key a name and description, and click "Generate Key".

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For a full guide on integrating with our developer API, see our API reference page here: https://developer.mxmerchant.com/.

Deleting Application Key

Follow the prompts to permanently delete Consumer Secret and Key. This is a permanent, irreversible step so be certain that this is what you intend to do.

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