Getting Started

Welcome to our developer portal! We’re happy you’re here.

Here you can learn everything you need to know about our integration process — from setting up a free account so you can simulate taking payments, trying out different features, to signing up with us to begin taking payments for real.

This page will help you get started quickly, whether you're new to payments or a pro ready to explore what Global Payments has to offer.

If you’re new to the payments industry, you'll probably want to learn the basics first, such as how a card transaction works and how the key players interact with each other. The links below will provide a solid introduction to payments along with a handy glossary for the common terms you'll see throughout our portal.

When you're ready to get started, there are a few things you need to do first. One of the most important is getting access to our testing Sandbox. For this, you'll need to get registered here on our portal and create an app to generate test credentials.

Once you've registered, all you need to do is create your first access token so you can execute API requests.

Once you’ve taken the first few steps, you’re ready to build your integration. It’s important to know what your integration options are and what free resources we provide to help.

When you’re done testing and are ready to onboard with us, we'll help you through the validation process for direct API and SDK integrations.

As you navigate around our site, you're going to find a lot of useful information — the kind of stuff you're going to want to hang on to.

This portal provides high-level overviews with links to a wealth of detailed information about integration options, building for different types of payments, managing risk, and more. We also provide an up-to-date changelog and free test resources to make integration easier.

If you haven't already registered, we recommend that you do that now, before you start exploring. Once registered, you’ll see a Save button in the top-right corner of every page in the portal that you can use to bookmark your favorite pages for quick reference whenever you need them. You can access and manage your saved pages on your account page.