# Get started with the 2Checkout API

Are you looking for a global payments solution? Whether your goal is to expand into global markets, enhance conversion rates, or manage a subscription-based business model, the 2Checkout Monetization Platform is the perfect tool to elevate your business.

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### Get a 2Checkout account...

Get onboarded on the system. 

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### Get your API key...

Getting started with the 2Checkout API is quick and effortless. Simply log in to your 2Checkout account and retrieve your essential credentials.

<p align="center"><a href="/pages/lBjMnJLioUOOSn35pxsg#retrieve-codes-from-the-merchant-control-panel" class="button primary" data-icon="key">Connect to the 2Checkout API</a> </p>
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### Authenticate...

The 2Checkout API requires you to authenticate for any requests. Make sure your integration is authenticated and ready to go.

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### Integrate...

Use the 2Checkout API to integrate effortlessly with the 2Checkout system and streamline everything from orders and subscriptions to customer management and product pricing.&#x20;

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### Test your API...

Enable the 2Checkout test ordering system to place test orders through the 2Checkout API.

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### Enable webhooks...

2Checkout delivers real-time notifications for every transaction and subscription change, sent directly to the secure endpoint you control.

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