Quick start
This chapter walks you and your developers through step-by-step details on how to start integrating Alipay+ payment products in Alipay+ Developer Center. It also lists the resources provided by Alipay+, which might speed your integration up.
Preparations
Before logging in and using the platform, ensure that all preparations are ready. Check if you have completed the following items:
- Sign the NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) with the Alipay+ Business Development.
- Get an account for Alipay+ Developer Center from the Alipay+ Solution Architect.
- Find integration guides on the Alipay+ Docs Center.
- Make an integration plan with the Alipay+ Solution Architect.
For more information, see Prepare for integration.
Application creation
An application is a solution provided by Alipay+ to integrate its payment products. By creating an application, you can integrate more than one payment product at a time, test and debug all required APIs, and simulate end-to-end payments.
Note: The "application" here is not referred to as a local application, for example, mobile software.
Refer to Create an application for more details.
Sandbox development
Alipay+ Developer Center offers you a stable sandbox for development. After creating an application, you need to finish the sandbox configuration to prepare for acceptance testing.
Refer to Develop in the sandbox for more details.
Integration testing
In developing your application, you can conduct integration testing to simulate API requests and responses.
Refer to Conduct sandbox integration testing for more details.
Acceptance testing
For each payment product, Alipay+ designs a test suite that contains various test cases and offers them to developers. After all required test cases are executed and passed in the sandbox, your application gets ready for going live.
Refer to Conduct sandbox acceptance testing for more details.
Going live
When you are ready to promote your application from the sandbox to the production environment, you can initiate the process to go live. Before that, ensure that your local codes are also launched.
Refer to Launch into production for more details.
Tools and resources
Alipay+ Developer Center provides a set of tools and resources so you can integrate in a more flexible and simpler way.
Tools
Alipay+ provides a tool called Alipay+ Linker Merchant to speed up your integration. Refer to Alipay+ Linker Merchant User Guide to learn about how to use it, so your application can go live with minimal effort.
Resources
Access resources such as Alipay+ MPP SDKs and APIs to simplify your integration.