Once the configuration and testing process is complete, your integration will be ready to receive real payments in production.

Below, you will find the necessary recommendations to make this transition effectively and safely, ensuring that your integration is prepared to receive real transactions.

To go live, you need to replace the test credentials with the production credentials for your Mercado Pago application in your integration.

To do this, go to Your integrations and, in the side menu, access Production > Production credentials. There you will find your productive public_key and access_token, which you should use instead of the test account credentials.

For more information, check our Credentials documentation.

implement an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate. This certificate, along with the use of the HTTPS protocol in providing payment methods, ensures an encrypted connection between the client and the server.

Adopting these measures not only reinforces the security of user data but also ensures compliance with the specific regulations and laws of each country related to data protection and information security. Furthermore, it significantly contributes to providing a safer and more reliable shopping experience.

Although the SSL certificate requirement does not apply during the testing period, its implementation is mandatory to go into production.

For more information, see the Mercado Pago Terms and Conditions.

Once you have finished setting up your integration, we recommend that you perform a quality measurement, which is a certification process for your integration. This will ensure that your development meets the necessary quality requirements to provide a better experience and a higher payment approval rate.

To learn more, visit the How to measure the quality of your integration documentation.