API Overview

Getting Started with REST
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Overview of Getting Started with REST

Set Up Your Cybersource Account

Set Up HTTP Signature Message
- Sign Up for a Sandbox Account
- Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
  - Create a Shared Secret Key Pair
  - Test the Shared Secret Key Pair
  - Test Endpoints
- Construct Messages Using HTTP Signature Security
  - Elements of an HTTP Message
  - Generate a Hash of the Message Body
  - Generate the Signature Hash
  - Update Header Fields
- Enable Message-Level Encryption
  - Prerequisites for Message-Level Encryption
  - Message-Level Encryption Using HTTP Signature Authentication
- Going Live
  - Create a Merchant ID
  - Activate your Merchant ID
  - Production Endpoints

VISA Platform Connect: Specifications and Conditions for Resellers/Partners

Elements of an HTTP Message

A HTTP Message is built with the following elements:

Headers

Your message header must include these header fields:

HTTP Header Fields
HTTP Header Field	Description
v-c-merchant-id	Your `Cybersource` organization ID.
Date	The date of the transaction in the RFC1123 format. (Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:18:03 GMT)
Content-Type	Also known as the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type, this identifies the media or file type of the resource. (application/json)
Host	The transaction endpoint. (`https://api.cybersource.com`)

Body

The message body. For more information on setting up the body, see Generate a Hash of the Message Body.