#SethSchoenfeld - Test to Live Mode
ember olive
Hello! What do you mean by "create the live keys in the dev" exactly? Your Stripe account should already have live API keys available here: https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys
if we request new secret live key, does that wipe out anything from the test stuff we were doing?
No, rolling your API keys has no impact on your data, it will only prevent the previous API key from working.
hexed fjord
I mean, we're guessing that in the dev dashboard, we have this option.
this area of dashboard.
if we create a new secret key for accepting the live payments, does this wipe out our dev keys?
ember olive
No, but I'm still confused about the "create a new secret key" part? Why would you create a new one?
hexed fjord
Well, is the current secret key we're using only for dev purposes or can we use it for prod?
is it one secret key for both environments?
ember olive
Your test mode keys should start with pk_test_ and sk_test_, but your live keys will start with pk_live_ and sk_live_. Your live keys are what's shown in the screenshot above.
Both environments have separate keys, so you don't need to create a new one or anything like that.
hexed fjord
ok, cool. so, being that we haven't used prod yet, we can create the new secret key no harm no foul.
in here.
is that correct?
ember olive
I suppose you can, but why not use the one you already have?
ember olive
Your live keys should be available here: https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys