AI resources

Create application

Applications are registered entities within Mercado Pago that act as a unique identifier for managing the authentication and authorization of your integrations. They represent the link between your development and Mercado Pago and constitute the first stage in carrying out the integration.

To create an application, you have three options available: with an AI agent from your code editor, with the Mercado Pago Developers Assistant, or manually from the integration Panel.

Three options to create an application

You can use our AI resources to create your application from your IDE or agent in 2 steps. The agent will take care of creating the application in the integration panel and guiding you through the entire configuration.

Installing the Mercado Pago plugin

To do this, you have two options: installing the Mercado Pago Plugin, available for Claude Code and Codex, or configuring the Mercado Pago MCP Server, available for editors such as VS Code and Cursor. Follow the instructions for the option you choose.

Plugin

Claude Code

Run the following command to install the Mercado Pago plugin for Claude Code.

bash
claude plugin install mercadopago@claude-plugins-official

Once installed, run the /mp-connect command to authorize the agent's access to your Mercado Pago account.

Codex

Run the following commands to install the Mercado Pago plugin for Codex.

bash
codex plugin marketplace add mercadopago/mercadopago-codex-marketplace
codex plugin add mercadopago@mercadopago-codex-marketplace

Once installed, run the /mp-connect command to authorize the agent's access to your Mercado Pago account.

MCP

VS Code

Add the following configuration to your mcp.json file.

json
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "mercadopago-mcp-server": {
        "type": "http",
        "url": "https://mcp.mercadopago.com/mcp"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add the following configuration to your mcp.json file.

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mercadopago-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.mercadopago.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Finally, ask the agent to create your application in Mercado Pago. If you'd like, you can copy and paste the following prompt.

plain
I want to integrate with Mercado Pago. Recommend the ideal payment solution for my project, create the application, and guide me through the integration.

You can complete the integration with AI support. If you need help, check the Integrate with AI guide.

In Your integrations, you can view the list of all your created applications and access the Integration data of each one.

If necessary, you can edit or delete an application. In the latter case, keep in mind that your store will stop using our resources or receiving payments through the Mercado Pago integration associated with that application. For more information, access Integration data.

Access credentials

After creating your application, you will need to access the credentialsUnique access keys with which we identify an integration in your account, linked to your application. For more information, access the documentation.Credentials necessary to continue with the integration process.

Depending on whether you are doing your own integration or for a seller, these credentials will be different and obtained in different ways.

Get credentials for own terminal integration: to integrate your company's own business management applications (SmartApps) to Mercado Pago's Point Smart, you will need to access your application's production credentials, which can be activated in Your integrations.
Get credentials for a third-part integration: to integrate third-party business management applications (SmartApps) to Mercado Pago's Point Smart, you will need to obtain credentials through the OAuthPrivate key generated through the OAuth security protocol, which allows managing integrations on behalf of third parties. For more information, access the documentation.OAuth security protocol.

Select the option that best suits your needs and follow the indicated steps to access the credentials.

The process of obtaining credentials for your own SmartApps integration to the Point terminal is based on activating your production credentialsSet of unique access keys linked to your application that allow receiving real payments. You can access them through Your integrations > Integration data > Production > Production credentials. Use your production Public Key on the frontend, and your production Access Token on the backend.. Follow the steps below to learn how to activate them.

Access Your integrations and select an application.
Go to the Production credentials section in the left sidebar menu. In the Industry field, select the industry or sector to which the business you are integrating belongs from the dropdown menu.
In the Website (required) field, fill in the URL of your business website.
Accept the and the Terms and Conditions. Fill in the reCAPTCHA and click Activate production credentials.

When accessing production credentials, the following credential pairs will be displayed:

Cómo acceder a las credenciales a través de Tus Integraciones

To integrate SmartApps with the Point terminal, you will need your Access TokenPrivate key of the application created in Mercado Pago, used in the backend. You can access it through Your integrations > Integration data > Production > Production credentials.—which is used for creating stores and cashiers, and later for the association to the Point terminal (performed by the Mercado Pago team). Additionally, use your Client IDUnique identifier that represents your integration. You can access it through Your integrations > Integration data > Production > Production credentials. to identify transactions.

This response will also provide the user_id value, which will be useful during the configuration of the terminals by the Mercado Pago team.

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