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Best Practices & Support

Best practices for building reliable ValPay API integrations, including secure API key usage, pagination tips, and error handling. Also learn where to find the latest API documentation and how to contact ValPay support for assistance.

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Best Practices

Following these best practices will help ensure reliable and secure integrations with the ValPay API.

Use the Test Environment First

Always build and test your integration using the test environment before accessing production data.

This helps ensure your integration behaves correctly before interacting with live merchant data.

Test environment:

https://api.valpay.dev

Protect Your API Keys

Treat your API key as a secret credential.

Recommended practices:

  • Store API keys securely

  • Do not expose keys in frontend applications

  • Avoid committing API keys to public repositories

  • Rotate keys if you suspect they have been compromised

Implement Pagination

Many endpoints return large datasets.

Use pagination parameters when retrieving data to avoid unnecessary load and improve performance.

Example:

GET /v1/transactions?page=1&pageSize=25

Handle Errors Gracefully

Your application should properly handle API errors.

For example:

  • retry failed requests when appropriate

  • log errors for troubleshooting

  • display meaningful messages when requests fail

Refer to the Error Handling page for more details.

API Reference

The ValPay API documentation is continuously updated as new endpoints and features are added.

For the most up-to-date information, always refer to the official API documentation:

The API documentation includes:

  • the latest endpoints

  • request parameters

  • response schemas

  • interactive testing tools

Support

If anything in the documentation is unclear or you need help with your integration, please contact the ValPay support team.

We are happy to assist with:

  • integration questions

  • troubleshooting API requests

  • clarifying endpoint behavior

  • understanding available features

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