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title: Quick Start Guide
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  Get started with Pine Labs Online Payments — create your account and explore
  common integration use cases.
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  title: Quick Start Guide — Pine Labs Online Payment Developer Docs
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    Start accepting payments with Pine Labs in minutes. Create developer
    account, get UAT credentials, explore hosted checkout, APIs, SDKs, and
    integration guides.
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## Start Integrating

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Before you begin integrating, create your free Pine Labs Online developer account to get access to UAT credentials, API keys, and the merchant dashboard.

1. **Sign Up** — Visit the Pine Labs Online Dashboard and register with your business email.

<a class="hidden sm:inline-flex btn-light-green px-3.5 py-1.5 text-sm shadow-sm" href="https://dashboardv2.pluralonline.com/signup">Create Account</a>

2. **Verify Your Email** — Confirm your email address through the verification link sent to your inbox.
3. **Find Your Credentials** — Once logged in, navigate to Settings → API Keys to generate your test-mode API key and secret.
4. **Explore the Dashboard** — Use the dashboard to view test payments, refunds, settlements, and webhook configurations before going live.

Once your account is ready, you can immediately start integrating hosted checkout, custom checkout, payment links, tokenization, and other Pine Labs Online payment solutions using the UAT environment — no production credentials required.
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## Common Use Cases

Choose the integration path that fits your business — from no-code links to fully customizable APIs.

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