Authorization header:
Key types
Examples
Generating your API key
1
Open the Dashboard
Sign in at app.payments.bob.company and select your project.
2
Open the API Keys page
In the side menu, click API keys.
3
Create a new key
Click New key, give it a descriptive name (e.g.
backend-production), and confirm.4
Copy and store it securely
The key is shown only once. Save it in a secrets manager or an environment variable.
Authentication errors
Next steps
Test in the sandbox
Use the
sk_test_ key to run the full flow without real money.Errors
See what to do with each status and error code.