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# Production checklist

# Production checklist

Before enabling live transactions, merchants should complete all required production readiness checks to ensure secure, stable, and reliable payment and payout operations.

This checklist helps validate:

* API integration readiness
* Security implementation
* Webhook configuration
* Transaction monitoring
* Reconciliation workflows
* Operational stability

Completing the production checklist helps reduce:

* Failed transactions
* Security risks
* Reconciliation mismatches
* Duplicate processing
* Downtime issues

***

## API Configuration Checklist

Ensure the following are completed:

| Requirement | Status |
| - | - |
| Production API keys configured | Required |
| Production secret keys configured | Required |
| Sandbox credentials removed | Required |
| Production base URLs updated | Required |
| HTTPS enabled for all APIs | Required |
| Signature generation verified | Required |

***

## Authentication Validation

Verify:

* `X-API-KEY` is correct
* `X-SIGNATURE` generation is accurate
* `X-TIMESTAMP` is generated dynamically
* Signatures are generated server-side only

Required headers:

```http theme={null}
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
X-API-KEY: pk_live_xxxxxxxxx
X-SIGNATURE: GENERATED_SIGNATURE
X-TIMESTAMP: GENERATED_TIMESTAMP
```

## Webhook Checklist

Verify webhook setup carefully before going live.

| Requirement | Status |
| - | - |
| Production webhook URL configured | Required |
| HTTPS webhook endpoint enabled | Required |
| Webhook signature verification implemented | Required |
| Duplicate webhook handling implemented | Required |
| Webhook retry handling implemented | Required |
| Webhook logging enabled | Recommended |

***

## Payment Gateway Checklist

Validate:

* Order creation flow
* Hosted checkout redirects
* Payment success handling
* Payment failure handling
* Order status verification
* Reconciliation workflows

***

## Payout Checklist

Validate:

* Wallet balance verification
* Payout initiation flow
* Payout status tracking
* UTR/reference handling
* Failed payout handling
* Retry logic implementation

***

## Security Checklist

Before production activation:

| Security Requirement | Status |
| - | - |
| Secret keys stored securely | Required |
| HTTPS enforced | Required |
| Webhook signatures validated | Required |
| Replay attack protection enabled | Recommended |
| IP whitelisting configured | Recommended |
| Access control policies implemented | Recommended |

***

## Retry Handling Checklist

Verify:

* Processing transaction retries
* Exponential backoff handling
* Duplicate transaction prevention
* Idempotent transaction IDs
* Webhook retry processing

***

## Transaction Monitoring Checklist

Production systems should monitor:

* API failures
* Payment success rates
* Payout processing
* Webhook delivery failures
* Retry attempts
* Reconciliation mismatches
* Duplicate transactions

***

## Logging Checklist

Enable logging for:

* API requests
* API responses
* Webhook payloads
* Signature verification
* Retry attempts
* Error responses
* Transaction references

Logs are critical for:

* Debugging
* Compliance audits
* Reconciliation
* Issue investigation

***

## Recommended Testing Before Go-Live

Before enabling production traffic:

* Complete end-to-end testing
* Validate payment success flow
* Validate payment failure flow
* Test payout workflows
* Verify webhook delivery
* Confirm signature validation
* Test retry logic
* Validate reconciliation workflows

***

## Operational Readiness Checklist

Ensure:

* Support teams are informed
* Monitoring systems are active
* Incident response plans exist
* Transaction alerts are configured
* Operational escalation flows are ready

***

## Common Production Mistakes

Avoid:

* Using Sandbox credentials in production
* Exposing secret keys publicly
* Ignoring webhook verification
* Blind retry loops
* Duplicate payout requests
* Missing reconciliation workflows

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## Best Practices

* Validate all transactions server-side
* Use idempotent transaction references
* Monitor webhook failures continuously
* Store audit logs securely
* Implement retry-safe workflows
* Maintain reconciliation systems

***

## Important Notes

* Production APIs process real financial transactions
* Banking confirmations may take time
* Webhook timing may vary
* Final settlement verification should always happen server-side

***

## Final Go-Live Validation

Before accepting live traffic:

✅ Security validation completed\
✅ Webhook verification working\
✅ Retry handling implemented\
✅ Reconciliation workflows validated\
✅ Monitoring enabled\
✅ Production credentials configured\
✅ UAT testing approved


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