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Authorize.net Integration for Online Stores

Authorize.net is a payment gateway: it carries card and bank details between your store and the banks and protects the buyer's information on the way.

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Four ways to take a payment through Authorize.net

Authorize.net is a payment gateway, not a processor: the secure link between your checkout, your merchant account and the banks that move the money. Our Authorize.net integration connects it to the stores we build through e-commerce and to stores already up and running, using the way of taking payment that suits what you sell, and we test every path a payment can take.

A hosted payment page is the simplest of the four ways. The buyer moves to a secure Authorize.net form, pays and returns to your site, so card handling stays off your servers. It is the quickest option to launch and the lightest to maintain.

An on-site payment form keeps the buyer on your pages, in your design, from cart to receipt. With tokenized payment methods, your server receives a stand-in token in place of the card number, and the card itself stays with Authorize.net. Our designers shape the form and receipt to your brand.

The direct post approach is a hybrid: Authorize.net runs the transaction steps while you control the look of checkout. For one item or a donation, Buy Now or Donate Now buttons open a hosted payment page, and we can place those buttons inside the emails you send.

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Our developers build your Authorize.net checkout and its QuickBooks sync, then test every payment before your first buyer arrives.

What Is Included in Authorize.net Integration

Gateway connected to your cart or custom checkout

A hosted page or on-site form designed to match your brand

Receipts and confirmation emails in your voice

Test transactions, declines and a failed-payment check

A walkthrough of refunds and voids for your team

Your Authorize.net Integration Process

  1. DiscoveryWe review your setup, audience and goals, and you receive a clear scope before work starts.
  2. DesignWireframes show each page or screen and how visitors move through it, and you sign off before production.
  3. BuildBuilt by our in-house team with no handoffs.
  4. LaunchEvery page is tested and reviewed by a person before it goes live.
  5. SupportThe team that built it stays available after launch.

What happens when a buyer pays

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A card payment feels instant to the buyer, and a short relay happens behind it. The buyer submits card or bank details, Authorize.net passes them to the processor, and the processor asks the bank that issued the card to approve or decline the charge. The answer travels back along the same chain in moments.

An approval brings up your confirmation page and sends the buyer a receipt. The money follows later: funds from approved sales reach your bank account once the card networks settle them, a few business days after the sale. Knowing that gap makes cash flow easier to plan.

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Subscriptions, QuickBooks and the payments it accepts

Memberships and subscriptions bill themselves once recurring billing is active. Authorize.net charges each member on schedule with no manual work and sends a notice when a card is about to expire, giving you time to ask for new details before a payment fails.

We sync your transactions with QuickBooks every day, and our Los Angeles developers add that feature, so the books read straight from the payment record and nobody retypes a figure. The gateway accepts major credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, payments from bank accounts and PayPal, so a store can offer a PayPal button beside the card fields.

The merchant account side

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A merchant account receives the funds from your card sales, and Authorize.net works alongside it. Processors review each new account against the store they see, and matching business details, clear policy pages and well-described products make that review quick.

We can set up the merchant account for you, alongside the store, so every detail matches and the reviewer has nothing to question. The store itself comes from our web design and development team, with policy pages and product descriptions written to read well to buyers and reviewers alike.

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E-commerce stores on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento or a custom cart, with merchant accounts, product uploads and shipping connected.

PayPal suits most online sellers and anyone who takes payments or donations on a website, because buyers already know and trust it.

Stripe lets buyers pay on your own pages while card details travel straight to Stripe, so sensitive data never reaches your servers.

Authorize.net Integration Questions & Answers

What is the difference between a gateway and a merchant account?

Think of the merchant account as the place your card sales are paid into, and the gateway as the secure courier that carries each buyer's card details between your store, the processor and the banks. Selling by card online takes both, and we can set up both for you.

Hosted payment page or payment form on my site?

A hosted page is the quickest to launch and leaves card handling with Authorize.net. An on-site form keeps buyers inside your design, with tokenized payment methods protecting the card details. We recommend the right one after looking at your checkout, your brand and how much security work each option asks of you.

Why do new payment accounts get flagged or held?

Processors compare the application with the store, and mismatched business details, missing policy pages and products that are hard to understand are the common triggers. Every one of them is avoidable, and we set up the account and the store together, so the details match from day one.

Can Authorize.net sit beside PayPal?

Yes. Cards go through Authorize.net and PayPal appears as a second button, so buyers who like paying with their PayPal account have that choice at the same checkout. Authorize.net supports PayPal directly, which keeps the two working smoothly together.

Technical note for your team

Bringing an older checkout up to date

Your checkout keeps selling while we bring it up to date, with card entry moved off your server and a payment page that stays simple to review.

Technical details for your team

A checkout set up some years ago deserves a fresh look, and we bring it up to date while your store keeps selling. We move stores from the two older Authorize.net methods, the Server Integration Method (SIM) and the Advanced Integration Method (AIM), to Accept Hosted and its current payment API.

We plan the change calmly. First we list which method each checkout uses and everything connected to it, then move card entry to Accept Hosted, so card numbers never touch your server.

Every script left on the payment page is reviewed and kept only if it is needed. The result is a payment page that is current, secure and quick to review, so checkout stays safe for every buyer and your PCI review stays simple.

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