# Quick Start Guide
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/iccp/documentation/quick-start-guide/index.md

## Overview {#overview}

The In Control for Commercial Payments (ICCP) service provides a set of APIs that let you consume the ICCP data in a variety of ways for efficient and secure querying, updating and deleting. This guides you through the process of onboarding and being able to consume this data.
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> #### You can follow this guide to learn: {#you-can-follow-this-guide-to-learn}
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> * How to create a project for the service.
> * How Mastercard Developers approaches authentication.
> * How to generate your credentials and API client.
> * How to get access to Sandbox and Production.

### What you will accomplish {#what-you-will-accomplish}

By the end of this guide, you will have:

* ✅ A Mastercard Developers account and In Control for Commercial Payments project
* ✅ Sandbox credentials (OAuth + encryption keys)
* ✅ Ready to test API calls in sandbox
* ✅ Production access setup (ready for approval)

**⏱️ Estimated Time**: 15 minutes

## Accessing The API {#accessing-the-api}

1. Navigate to [Mastercard Developers](https://developer.mastercard.com/) and click sign up and create an account.
2. Activate your account by opening the link sent to your email address, and log in.
3. Request access to the API if needed. APIs with a `lock icon` require permission to view their documentation and create a project. To gain access to these services, submit an access request form. Once submitted, you receive an email confirmation approving or denying your access.

## Generate Your Credentials {#generate-your-credentials}

To generate your Sandbox and Production credentials you must create a new Mastercard Developers project. Generating Sandbox credentials will give you access to our Sandbox, which has rich, mocked data, that will help you understand the API.

1. Create a new project on your [My Projects](https://developer.mastercard.com/dashboard) page.
2. Name your project.
3. Indicate whether you are creating a project on behalf of a client. Note: Check **yes**, if you are creating an API integration project for a customer. For example, you could be an integrator, a processor, or a service provider and the customer could be a merchant, issuer, or acquirer.
4. Provide the client company name and client company address (if applicable).
5. In the **Select your API service** field, select **In Control for Commercial Payments** . ![project-1](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/project-details.png)
6. In **Project Credentials** window, scroll down and create a key alias and keystore password, **take note of these** .   
   ![project-2](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/project-2.png)
7. Click **Create Project** . **Creating your project** window displays.   
   ![creating project](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/creating-project.png)
8. Download your OAuth \& encryption keys, **store them in a safe place**.
9. Click **Open project** . **Summary** page displays.
10. Click **Get Started** to Provide commercial countries for your project. ![Summary](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/select-country.png) Note: If you are creating a project on-behalf of a client, the Commercial countries represent where your client is doing business.
11. Once you complete this flow you will land on the Project page. From the Project page take note of your:  
    a. Sandbox and Production status (**Ready** / **Not Requested** /**Under Review** ).  
    b. Sandbox and Production credentials: authentication consumer key and client encryption key fingerprint.   
    ![Summary](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/country-added.png) Warning: **Key Expiry** : Mastercard ICCP Sandbox and Production Keys will expire after 30 days, you will have to generate a new set of keys after they expire. To do this, go to your project dashboard under API keys and select **Add Key**.

## Go-Live {#go-live}

After you have tested your implementation in our Sandbox environments, it is time to **Move to Production**.

### Steps to moving to production {#steps-to-moving-to-production}

1. Within your project, select **Request Production Access** .   
   ![Summary](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/summary.png)
2. Enter your Production key alias and keystore password.   
   ![Summary](https://static.developer.mastercard.com/content/iccp/uploads/prod-project-cred.png)
3. Save your key alias and keystore password for future reference.
4. Confirm and download your Production keys.
5. Production Credentials are generated instantaneously, but they still need to be approved for Production environment access before you can go live. Once your Production access request has been reviewed, you will receive a notification confirming your access has been approved or denied. Note: When promoting your project from Sandbox to Production, ensure that at least one project admin account uses a group email address.

## Next Steps {#next-steps}

Now that you have access to the service, you can begin testing, proceed to the [Use Cases](https://developer.mastercard.com/iccp/documentation/03_use-cases/index.md) section to learn about the different use cases of the service.