Overview
This guide walks you through setting up Authorize.net as a payment gateway to accept payments in Element451.
First, you'll need to get setup in Authorize.net (explained below in this article) and then use the credentials created there to configure the payment gateway in Element451 (explained in the Getting Started with Payments + How to Add and Connect Payment Providers article).
📌 Note: You will follow the same process outlined below for creating Live and Test (Sandbox) applications.
Setup in Authorize.net
Navigate to the Authorize.net website and login using your credentials.
From the dashboard, click on “Account” and then “Account and API Settings” on the left hand menu.
From the Security Settings menu, click the “API Credentials and Keys."
On the API Credentials and Keys page, you'll see your “API Login ID.” You'll enter this ID in Element451.
Scroll down to find the “Transaction Key” section. Click on “GENERATE NEW TRANSACTION KEY” button.
A popup will appear, providing you with a Transaction Key. Use the copy icon to copy the key. Once you've copied the key and saved it, click on “Done.”
📌 Note: Be sure to immediately copy and save it in a secure location because it cannot be revealed again.
Scroll down to the “Signature Key” section and click on “GENERATE NEW SIGNATURE KEY.”
A popup will appear, providing you with a Signature Key. Use the copy icon to copy the key. Once you've copied the key and saved it, click on “Done.”
📌 Note: Be sure to immediately copy and save it in a secure location because it cannot be revealed again.
Click on “Account” and then “Account and API Settings” on the left hand menu.
Scroll down to the “Webhook Notifications” section and click on “Webhooks.”
On the screen, click on the “+ Create a webhook notification” button in the top right corner of the screen.
Complete the details for the webhook notification:
Webhook notification name: “Element451 Payments”
Endpoint URL: “https://
<SUBDOMAIN>.integration.451.io/clients/integrations/authorizenet/webhook”🚨 Important: Please replace <SUBDOMAIN> with your assigned subdomain).
Status: “Active”
From the Select Events menu, use the checkboxes to select all the events from the “Payment Events” section and click “Save.”
You should see the resulting webhook notification listed:
Now, you can navigate to Element451 and configure your integration with the values obtained using this guide:
API Login Id
Transaction Key
Signature Key
For a step-by-step guide to configure the payment gate in Element451, review out Getting Started with Payments + How to Add and Connect Payment Providers help article.