Checkout Pro
When installing Mercado Pago Checkout Pro, you offer a payment method where your customers purchase on your site and complete the payment in the Mercado Pago environment with their saved payment methods, and automatically return to your store, which facilitates the process and experience. This allows you to combine different functionalities to ensure security and increase transaction conversion.
To install the application in a Shopify store, follow these steps:
- Go to the Shopify store admin panel.
- Click on Settings, located in the lower left corner of the page.

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Select the Payments option in the left side menu.
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Under Supported Payment Methods, click on Add payment methods.

- In the Search by provider tab, search for the Mercado Pago Checkout Pro application and select it.

- Once found, select it and click on Install.

- Carefully read the information about the requested permissions and click on Install again.

The app will be installed correctly from the Shopify Panel.
Once the application is installed, it is necessary to link the Shopify store with your Mercado Pago account. This way, you can complete the necessary adjustments so that payments with Checkout Pro are processed securely.
Below you can follow the steps to complete this configuration.
- Within the Mercado Pago Tarjetas configuration in Shopify, click on Manage account to access the Mercado Pago environment and start the linking process.

- Within the Mercado Pago admin panel in Shopify, click on Start linking to begin the process. You need to log in; if you are already connected, you can skip this step.

- Choose the Mercado Pago account you want to link to the store:
- In my Mercado Pago account: If you are the store owner.
- In someone else's account: If you are a developer and are implementing this solution for third parties.

- Click on Link account and accept the necessary permissions so that Mercado Pago can process payments securely and in an integrated manner. The linking will run automatically and may take a few seconds.

- After completing the linking, click on Activate app.

- Click on Go to settings to return to the Shopify panel.

- In the admin panel, click on Activate to enable Mercado Pago Tarjetas.

The Mercado Pago Checkout Pro application has been successfully installed and configured, and is now ready to process payments from your store directly into your Mercado Pago account.
After installing and activating the Mercado Pago Tarjetas application, configure in one place the options for installments, fees, and crediting time frame for payments processed with Mercado Pago. This configuration is done from the Mercado Pago Admin Panel for Shopify.
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In the Shopify store admin panel, go to Settings > Payments.
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Under Mercado Pago Tarjetas, click on Manage.
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The Mercado Pago Admin Panel for Shopify will open. Click on Cuotas y comisiones.

- Within Configuration, you will see all your available payment methods as well as the options to configure fees, crediting time frame, and months for credit cards.

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Select the desired payment method to change the crediting time frame and whether you want to offer interest-free months on credit cards.
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Choose the monthly installments you want to offer in the Shopify store.
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Click on Save configuration.

- You can define the minimum amounts for each interest-free month period on the same screen. Fill in the amounts for each available option and click Save again to apply the changes.

Configure fees and crediting time frame
In the same section, you can define crediting time frames and corresponding rates for different payment methods. For more information, see the information.
