Authentication
A quickstart guide to authenticating with Number services

Basics
To authenticate to our services, depending on your integration of choice, you might need the following:
REST API
Here's a basic step-by-step guide on how to authenticate with our APIs:
Create a new token
Use the Client Admin Portal to create a token. If you don't have access to the Client Admin Portal, contact the Number support team.
Send a request to authenticate and store the session key
You'll need to provide your account code as AcctCode
and token as Token
.
REST API: Authentication
Handle the response and store the SessKey
value.
Include the session key in your requests
If you don't encounter a PCI Level 1 compliance warning in API reference page:
For REST API, include a SessKey
header with the stored value.
In case you encounter the compliance warning in API reference page, as seen below:
You'll need to prepare a secured header and use its value in place of the original SessKey
.
If the HMAC secret was not provided to you previously or you don't know how to find the value of UserID
or DeviceID
, contact Number.
The format for the key is as follows: ___. Include this key in the same way as you would include the SessKey
(see case above).
Android and iOS SDK
Authenticating with the mobile SDKs is very simple. Contact Number to get an API key, HMAC secret, and an optional Sentry DSN.
After installing the SDK of your choice, you can configure and initialize the EasyPay
class.
Android
iOS
Virtual Terminal
To log in and use the features of Virtual Terminal, you'll first need to create accounts for your users through the Client Admin Portal.
To access the portal, Contact Number. You will be asked to provide the full name, e-mail address, and cell phone number for every individual you wish to have access to the portal. Those individuals will then be able to enter the portal and create new Virtual Terminal users through the portal by entering Manage Accounts > Users through the navigation on the left.
Now, those users will be able to access the Virtual Terminal using the link below.
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