First, you need to make sure you’ve navigated to stripe.com. That’s where we’re going to be starting. So, when you’re sure you’re on Stripe, look at the upper right-hand corner and click on the Sign In button.
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Please Note: You MUST have a Stripe account for this to work, so if you don’t have one, create one as soon as possible.

One the next page, you’re going to need to enter in your email address and your Stripe password. These are case-sensitive, so you need to make sure you’re entering them in exactly.
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After you’re sure you entered the proper username and password, click on the button labeled Continue.
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Before you’re going to be able to do anything worthwhile in Stripe, you need to activate your account. On the left-hand side, find the button labeled Activate your Account and click on it.
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If you have verified your email you can jump to step 9. If you have not verified your email, clicking that button is going to load up a new section where you’ll see the button to Resend Verification. If you haven’t received an email you can click this button to resend the activation email to you.
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Please Note: You MUST activate your Stripe account or you’re not going to be able to complete this process.

Navigate to your email account and check to see if you have the Stripe If you do, you can click on it and follow the link to activate your account.
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It will take you to a new page where it will ask you to log in. Enter your Username and Password and go ahead and log in to the account.
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You will be asked to verify that you are not a robot. Go ahead and complete the verification process.
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After you’ve activated your account, you’ll be taken back to the Stripe Dashboard and on the left-hand side, you again need to click on Activate your Account.
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Clicking on Activate your Account is going to load up a new section where you’re going to be asked to tell stripe about your business. Once you fill in your information, click on the button Next.
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​Please Note: To understand what a field is, please hover over it, read the explanation that will pop up on the right side of the field and then fill it out. NONE OF THESE FIELDS ARE OPTIONAL. THEY ARE ALL REQUIRED.

Next you will be asked to tell Stripe about yourself by filling out a few personal details. Once you fill in your details, click on the button Next.
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Next you will be asked to provide some basics about your business by filling out your business details. Once you fill in your details, click on the button Next.
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Next you will be asked to provide some fulfillment details about how you deliver products. Once you fill in your details, click on the button Next.
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Next you will be asked to fill out your customer statement information. Once you fill in your details, click on the button Next.
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Next you will be asked to fill out your bank detail. Once you fill in your details, click on the button Next.
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Next you will need to set up a two-step authentication for improved account security. We recommend using SMS, but if you want to use an authenticator app as well, this will improve reliability. Once you fill in your details, click on the button Next.
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The last step in the activation is the summary, that will call out any information you might have missed to fill out, before you can finally Submit.
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If you’ve filled out all the boxes appropriately and you’ve hit the button labeled Submit Application, you should receive a message saying Thanks for Activating Your Account.
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On the left-hand side of the page click on the section labeled Settings, and from there click on Account details that is located in business setting.
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You’re going to see a section titled Phone Verification and next to it, there’s a little Unverified badge and there’s a button labeled Verify Now. Go ahead and click on Verify Now.
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You’ll be taken to a new page where you need to enter you telephone number into the box.
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After that, click on the Send Confirmation Code.
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You’re going to receive a confirmation code on your phone and when you do, you need to enter that code into the Stripe.
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Click Verify Number to verify that website.
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Then, the site will say Verified and you’re going to need to look over to the left-hand side of the page again. You need to find the section titled Developers and click on it.
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The next thing you need to look for is the section under Developers labeled API Keys. When you see API Keys, you must click on it, because this is going to give you the code you need to put on your ASF site.
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You’re now going to see several different keys. Find the one that’s labeled Secret Key and click on the button titled Reveal Live Key Token.
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A 'Reveal live key' security popup will show on your screen. Click on Reveal.
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Once the key is revealed, MAKE SURE IT SAYS LIVE. If this says 'test', it means you haven’t completely set up your Stripe.
Stop, restart the directions and follow them EXACTLY. If the key says 'live', copy it.
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Now that you’ve got your Stripe key copied, you need to head over to your Art Storefronts Site Manager.
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Find the tab titled SITE SETTINGS and click on it.
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Before you go any further, on the next page, you need to find a tab labeled SHOPPING CART and click on it. If you don’t click on this, you can’t follow this process and you won’t be able to get your payment gateway added to your account.
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Make sure you are on the Info tab, and then scroll down the page and find the option titled Choose your Merchant and from that drop-down menu, select the option labeled Stripe (with 3s secure).
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NOTE: Though you can also select just Stripe from the drop-down menu it is our recommendation that you select Stripe with 3D Secure. This Stripe with 3D Secure integration is important for anyone who sells a lot in Europe, or would like to implement additional security to reduce fraudulent orders
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The Strong Customer Authentication regulation in Europe requires the use of 3D Secure for card payments. Meaning, that buyers from Europe are required to go through an additional authentication step while purchasing online. 3D Secure is optional in other regions but can still be used as a tool to reduce fraud.
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If the issuer of the credit card that is being used in the checkout requires additional authentication from customers, Stripe triggers 3D Secure automatically and directs the customer to an authentication page on their bank’s website. Here the buyer enters a password associated with the card or a code is sent to their phone. Some devices also support fingerprint authentication.

Then, in the box labeled Secret Key, paste your Secret Key that you revealed in step 29 of this support article.
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Click the Save button to make sure your work is saved. DO NOT click the back button or you’ll lose the progress you just made.
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I put my key in, but I got an error saying The Stripe Secret Key you entered appears to be your Test Key. This is incorrect. Please input your Live Key instead.

My Secret Key won’t save.

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