Getting Started
Getting Started
Everything you need to go from zero to your first live transaction on Cresora Commerce.
Cresora Commerce is a certification-first payments platform built for ISVs and their merchants. This guide takes you from account creation to your first sandbox transaction in under 30 minutes.
What you'll need
- A Partner account (request access via the Partner Portal)
- Your
csk_test_API key from the Partner Portal → API Settings → Keys - A server-side environment to make API calls
🔁Mode
Your API key prefix determines which mode Cresora uses. csk_test_ keys operate in sandbox — no real money moves. csk_live_ keys are issued after certification and operate in production. Both use the same single API host.
Steps in this guide
- Create your account
- Retrieve your API credentials
- Set up your sandbox
- Make your first API call
- Process your first payment
- Go-live checklist
Or jump straight to the Quickstart for the fastest path to a working test transaction.