API Credentials

Generates API credentials for a merchant after they are approved to process transactions.

Endpoint

https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/api-credentials

Request Content

Parameter	Required	Description
`approvalTesting`	No	When set to `true`, sends the request in Test Mode. By default, set to `false`.
`merchantId`	Yes	Unique identifier that BlueSnap assigned to the merchant. Included in the `MERCHANT_PARTNER_ONBOARDED` webhook that is sent after you submit the merchant application.
`username`	No	Username for the merchant account. When omitted, BlueSnap generates a username and sends it in the response.
`password`	No	Password for the merchant account. When omitted, BlueSnap generates a password and sends it in the response. Limits: Minimum 8 characters Maximum 64 characters
`dataProtectionKey`	No	Data Protection Key for the merchant account. When omitted, BlueSnap generates a data protection key and sends it in the response. The Data Protection Key is required to perform certain functions.

Examples

Requests

curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/api-credentials \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "merchantId":857345
}

curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/api-credentials \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "merchantId":857345,
  "username":"MerchantUsername",
  "password":"kjhdA@3aA",
  "dataProtectionKey": "Kru5Y50p"
}

curl -v -X POST https://platform.bluesnap.com/services/2/merchants/api-credentials \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \ 
-H 'Authorization: Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=' \
-d '
{
  "approvalTesting": true,
  "merchantId": 857345,
  "username": "MerchantUsername",
  "password": "kjhdA@3aA",
  "dataProtectionKey": "Kru5Y50p"
}

Responses

{
    "merchantId": 857345,
    "username": "MerchantUsername",
    "password": "kjhdA@3aA",
    "dataProtectionKey": "Kru5Y50p"
}