Go live checklist
What to check before switching to live keys.
- Your business is verified in the dashboard. Live keys only work after verification.
- You created live keys with only the permissions you need, and stored the secret in your server's secret store.
- Your live webhook URL is set, uses HTTPS, and verifies signatures.
- Orders are fulfilled only after a webhook or a
PAIDsession, never just because the customer reached your return page. - Fulfilment is idempotent: the same event twice doesn't ship twice.
- Every write sends an
x-idempotency-key, and retries reuse it. - You handle
requiresReconciliation: trueby waiting, not retrying. - Your server IPs are on the IP allow-list (recommended).
- You tested failures in test mode: failed payment, expired session, failed payout.
- Amounts are sent in kobo as strings.