Go-live checklist

There are some common paths you should make sure your integration handles successfully, for example, a customer cancelling their mandate or a payment failing due to lack of funds. We’ve created scenario simulators and provide test bank details you can use to replicate various states and responses.

Go here to create your live GoCardless account. If you are working with a GoCardless Account Executive, they will help you with this step.

Just as you did with your sandbox account, navigate to the Developers tab, then select Create followed by Create Access Token. Make sure the token has read/write permissions. Be sure to save it in a secure place or add it directly to your build.

You can easily update your existing integration to point to the live environment by changing the prefix of each endpoint from https://api-sandbox.gocardless.com to https://api.gocardless.com.

If you have read our guidance on Staying up to date with webhooks, add the endpoint to your live account following the same steps you completed for sandbox. You can find the guidance linked here to refresh your memory.

Check that you’re still able to successfully make a call to our API - choose a call that you’ve successfully tested in Sandbox.

You can subscribe to notifications about the API for both sandbox and live environments. This helps you stay proactively aware of any scheduled maintenance or downtime.