Learn the Environments
Maya allows its partners to integrate with Maya solutions through the Sandbox and Production environments.
- Sandbox - The Sandbox environment provides an instance for integrating Maya solutions and testing development builds, without the risk of impacting live transactions and real customers. During this testing phase, you may use our Sandbox Credentials and Cards .
- Production - The Production environment represents the live setting where actual transactions result in real charges. To conduct live transaction testing in the Production environment, you must use real cards and e-wallet accounts.
Domains and IP Addresses
The table below shows the Payment Gateway domains and the IP addresses it resolves to:
| Environment | Domains | Domain Description | Inbound IP Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandbox | https://pg-sandbox.paymaya.com | API URL Hostname | Dynamic IP Address |
| https://payments-web-sandbox.paymaya.com | Returned Web URL Hostname | Dynamic IP Address | |
| https://manager-sandbox.paymaya.com |
Maya Manager 1.0 | ||
| Production | https://pg.maya.ph | API URL Hostname | 18.140.194.9 54.179.96.150 46.137.225.171 13.251.180.11 52.74.222.228 52.76.49.45 |
| https://payments.maya.ph https://payments.paymaya.com |
Returned Web URL Hostname | Dynamic IP Address | |
| https://manager.paymaya.com |
Maya Manager 1.0 |
Exploring the Sandbox via Maya Developer Hub
While you are creating your account in Maya Manager 1.0 
, you can explore Maya Developer Hub for Product documents and Technical guides. You could also navigate the API Reference section to try Maya's APIs.
Use the sandbox Maya Wallet account and mock cards listed in Sandbox Credentials and Cards .
Maya is the only e-wallet available for testing in Sandbox. Other e-wallets like GCash, QRPh, ShopeePay, and WeChat can only be tested in the Production environment. For further inquiries, you may reach out to your Maya Relationship Manager.
Access to Maya Manager 1.0
Access to the Maya Manager 1.0 is granted primarily to your nominated company representative. Should you need access to the Maya Manager 1.0, kindly direct your request to your nominated company representative, who will handle the provisioning of your access to the Maya Manager 1.0 and provide permission to generate your API keys.
Refer to the video below for the detailed instructions on managing User Access Management
Generate your API Keys
At this point, you already have access to the Maya Manager 1.0.
Before you can proceed with accepting payments, you need to generate and set up your API keys. In technical terms, API keys securely identify and authenticate your transaction requests to Maya. The API keys you generate will establish payment integration on your platform, enabling you to accept online payments.
Steps to generate your API Keys
Keep in mind
Things to note prior to generating your API Keys:
- The environment you will be working on. As mentioned in Learn the Environments , Maya has two (2) environments, Sandbox and Production. Each environment has a distinct Maya Manager 1.0 portal.
- The Maya Solution you will be implementing. API Keys that will be generated are exclusive to the particular solution.
Step 1: Login to Maya Manager Sandbox .
Step 2: Go to the menu on the left side of the screen and look for API Keys.
Step 3: On the main navigation, select the Merchant name you registered earlier, then generate the API key by clicking Generate API Key.
Step 4: After being redirected to another screen, create keys for both Public and Secret policies.
Step 5: Click Create then your unencrypted API keys will be shown on the screen. This is the only time you can visibly see this; only the masked values will be reflected once you exit.
Step 6: Copy and store the generated public and secret API keys in a secure and encrypted location. Do not store your keys anywhere that unauthorized personnel can access.
Save your API key in a secured location
Misuse or mishandling of tokens or keys within the jurisdiction of the Partner, could entail risks and vulnerability of transactions.
⚠️ If your API keys are lost or breached, delete the old API keys and generate new ones in the same environment.
Authenticate with Maya's APIs
For every Maya solution, there are multiple API endpoints that you as a Partner can utilize. To verify your identity as an authorized entity accessing Maya's endpoints, API Authentication must be performed during transaction requests.
Authentication is done via HTTP Basic Authentication. Review the API endpoint and check which type of API key is required, whether it is a Public (pk-....) or Secret (sk-....) API key.
To identify what type of API key is required for an endpoint, look for reminders or callouts that look like below:
For Basic Authentication, use PUBLIC API KEY. Learn more →
For Basic Authentication, use PRIVATE API KEY. Learn more →
Steps to use your API Keys
- Use the appropriate or required key as the Username, followed by a ':' (colon) and then the Password which should be left blank. If your API key is
pk-Z0OSzLvIcOI2UIvDhdTGVVfRSSeiGStnceqwUE7n0Ah, the resulting string is:
pk-Z0OSzLvIcOI2UIvDhdTGVVfRSSeiGStnceqwUE7n0Ah:
- Apply Base64 encoding to the resulting string from Step 1. Using the sample value above, the Base64 encoded string will be:
cGstWjBPU3pMdkljT0kyVUl2RGhkVEdWVmZSU1NlaUdTdG5jZXF3VUU3bjBBaDo=
- Indicate the authorization method i.e. “Basic” followed by a space then the Base64 encoded string in Step 2. An example is shown below:
Authorization: Basic cGstWjBPU3pMdkljT0kyVUl2RGhkVEdWVmZSU1NlaUdTdG5jZXF3VUU3bjBBaDo=
See also: HTTP Basic Auth
Your first API call
Once you have filled in your API key as instructed above, you can try out an API endpoint of a Maya Business product that was activated on your account.
Product Activation
An API key is mapped to a specific set of Maya Business Payment Solutions (e.g. Checkout, Vault). Please make sure that your account has access to such products. If you encounter any problems regarding this, please contact your account manager.