Developer FAQs
BluePay works closely with developers to integrate our advanced payment processing technology with companies’ backend processes for a more efficient, streamlined business solution.
Log into the Bluepay 2.0 Gateway Manager. From the Administration menu choose Accounts, then List. On the Account List, under Options on the right-hand side, choose the first icon to view the account. It looks like a pair of eyes. On the Account Admin page, you will find the ACCOUNT ID is the second item in the right-hand column and the SECRET KEY is about halfway down the page, near a large red warning.
The TAMPER_PROOF_SEAL is an MD5 checksum (encryption) of your SECRET KEY, ACCOUNT ID and a few other transaction parameters. We use the encryption simply to avoid sending the secret key over the wire. Please see the BluePay Interface documentation for more information.
A Security Error will occur when the Tamper Proof Seal is miscalculated. Make sure you are using the Gateway Account ID and secret key, not the Merchant ID.
Yes, BluePay offers a service where an order form can be securely hosted on the BluePay gateway server. This is primarily used as a front end for BluePay 2.0 Redirect. Please see the BluePay Interface documentation for more information.
No, the BluePay gateway doesn’t have a built in shopping cart. We do have an interface called the BluePay Hosted Payment Form that can be used from a static HTML which offers basic shopping cart functionality. For a full list of supported shopping carts, please see our shopping cart link.
Yes, You can resend the Master ID (token) and any updated information to process future transactions. Please see the BluePay interface documentation for more specific examples.
The encrypted card holder data is securely kept for 3 years.
Yes. Pass the BluePay transaction ID (token) into the x_trans_id field. This works identically to passing back a previous transaction ID in the BluePay gateway with our other standard APIs.
Yes, please see the BluePay interface documentation for specific parameters and examples.
The results of a test transaction are determined by the dollar amount of the transaction without cents. If the dollar amount is odd, an approval is returned. If the dollar amount is even, a decline is returned. This allows testing of both transaction result types.
Yes, you can set up filters in the gateway manager.
If an ACH is processed before 2PM CST, it will be seen in the destination account the next day. The bank may take up to 5 days to issue a reject for various reasons. At that time, BluePay will retract that ACH deposit.
BluePay does not issue SSL certificates. The merchant would need to contact a certificate authority to get a SSL certificate. Some of the larger companies issuing SSL certificates are GoDaddy, Thawte, Comodo and Verisign. GoDaddy is usually the cheapest.
