Create application
Applications are registered entities within Mercado Pago that act as a unique identifier for managing the authentication and authorization of your integrations. In other words, they serve as the link between your development and Mercado Pago, and they constitute the first stage in carrying out the integration.
With them, you can access the necessary credentialsUnique access keys used to identify an integration in your account, linked to your application. For more information, access the link below.Credentials to interact with our APIs or specific services, as well as manage and organize your integration, which is why you must create an application for each Mercado Pago solution you integrate.
To create an application, follow the steps below.
- In the upper right corner of Mercado Pago Developers, click on Login and enter the required information with the data for your Mercado Pago account.
- Once you are logged in, go to Your Integrations. There, click on Create application.
- Enter a name to identify your application. The limit is up to 50 alphanumeric characters.
- When asked about the type of payment solution to integrate, select Instore payments, which is the type of solution corresponding to physical stores.
- Then, choose PointdeMercadoPago as the product you are integrating.
- Accept the and the Terms and Conditions and click on Create application.
In Your integration, you will be able to view the list of all your created applications and access the application details for each of them.
Access credentials
After creating your application, you’ll need to access the necessary credentialsUnique access keys used to identify an integration in your account, linked to your application. For more information, access the documentation.Credenciales to continue with the integration process.
Depending on whether you’re performing a personal integration or one on behalf of a seller, these credentials will differ and be obtained differently.
- Get credentials for a personal integration: to perform a personal integration of Mercado Pago Point with your system, you need to access your application’s production credentials, which can be activated from Your integrations.
- Get credentials for a third-party integration: to integrate Mercado Pago Point with your system on behalf of a seller, you’ll need an Access Token obtained via OAuthPrivate key generated through the OAuth security protocol, which allows managing integrations on behalf of third parties. For more information, go to the documentation.OAuth security protocol.
Select the option that best fits your needs and follow the indicated steps to access your credentials.
The credential acquisition process for a personal integration with Mercado Pago Point is based on activating production credentialsA set of unique access keys linked to your application that allows you to receive real payments. You can access them via Your integrations > Application details > Production > Production Credentials. Use your production Public Key in the frontend, and your production Access Token in the backend.. Follow the steps below to learn how to activate them.
- Go to Your integrations and select an application.
- Go to the Production credentials section in the left side menu.
- In the Industry field, select from the drop-down menu the industry or category to which the business you are integrating belongs.
- In the Website (required) field, complete with the URL of your business website.
- Accept the and the Terms and Conditions. Fill in the reCAPTCHA and click on Activate production credentials.
When accessing production credentials, the following credential pairs will be displayed:
For your integration with Mercado Pago Point, you must use your Access TokenPrivate key of the application created in Mercado Pago, that must be used in the backend. You can access it through Your integrations > Application details > Production > Production Credentials..
Once you have obtained the necessary credentials, you can proceed with terminal configuration.