Create API keys

Every server call needs a username and API key. The same pair works for hosted checkout and the e-Wallet API.

1. Sign up

Start on staging, then create live keys when you go live.

Staging: https://pay.sifalo.net/auth/signup → Business

Live: https://pay.sifalo.com/auth/signup → Business

Staging keys only work on .net. Live keys only work on .com. See Sandbox.

2. Create a key

1. Go to Merchant → API
2. Click Create API key (optional label: live-backend or staging-backend)
3. Copy Username and API key
4. Store them on the server:

SIFALO_API_USER=your_username
SIFALO_API_KEY=your_api_key

Don’t put these in frontend JavaScript, a mobile app, or git.

If the API page is locked, email [email protected].

3. How they are sent

Authorization: Basic base64(username:api_key)

See Authentication. If you hit the key limit, Regenerate — the old secret stops working immediately.

Next

• Sandbox — test wallets, cards, and staging hosts
• Hosted checkout
• e-Wallet API