Test and go live

Test mode is set per payment method, in your Shopify admin. That means you can test one method while others keep taking live payments, and it also means you have to switch every method over individually before you go live.

Turn on test mode

1. In your Shopify admin, go to Settings → Payments.
2. Select the Buckaroo app for the method you want to test.
3. Switch Test mode on.
4. Select Save.

Shopify shows a Test mode is on banner on the app page while it is active. All transactions through that method are simulated and customers cannot make real purchases with it.

Place a test order

1. Place an order in your Store and choose the payment method you are testing.
2. Complete the payment at Buckaroo. Test card details and other test credentials are on the Test transactions page.
3. Check that the order appears in Shopify with the payment recorded.
4. Check that the transaction appears in Plaza with the description you configured.

Worth testing beyond a successful payment:

• A cancelled or failed payment, so you know how the order is left behind.
• A refund, both full and partial.
• Each payment method you intend to offer, since they behave differently.

1. Check that your store key and secret key are the live credentials for the right Buckaroo Store.
2. Switch Test mode off for every Buckaroo payment method, one app at a time.
3. Confirm each method you want to offer is toggled on and the app shows as Active.
4. Place one real order and refund it, to confirm the whole cycle works with live credentials.