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Set up a connection to Sola

Naga Sri Hari Gonaboyina
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Sola (formerly Cardknox) is a payments company that provides payment processing for merchants and software platforms.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings:

Setting Instructions
Name your connection *

Enter a clear and distinguishable name.

Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.
API type *

Choose your Sola API type:

  • Transaction and reporting: Connect to process credit card, check (ACH), gift card, EBT, DAF, 3DS, and fraud verification transactions, and generate transaction, batch, gift, and reconciliation reports
  • Customer and recurring: Connect to manage customers, stored payment methods, recurring billing schedules, and one-time customer transactions
  • Account boarding: Connect to board Sola Go / GoPlus merchant accounts and submit supporting documents

Each API type shows a different set of settings.
Transaction and reporting API
Environment * Select your Sola gateway environment: x1, x2, or b1.
Gateway API version * Enter the Sola Transaction API version. For example, 5.0.0.
Software name * Enter the software name that sends requests to Sola.
Software version * Enter the software version that sends requests to Sola.
API key *

Enter your Sola API key. For detailed information on retrieving the API key, see Transaction API.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES-256 encryption, are in place to keep your API key safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.
Customer and recurring API
Recurring API version * Select the Sola Customer and Recurring API version. For example, 2.1.
Software name * Enter the software name that sends requests to Sola.
Software version * Enter the software version that sends requests to Sola.
API key *

Enter your Sola API key. For detailed information on retrieving the API key, see Customer and Recurring API.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES-256 encryption, are in place to keep your API key safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.
Account boarding API
API key *

Enter your Sola API key. The account associated with the API key must be authorized to board Sola Go accounts. For detailed information, see Account Boarding API.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES-256 encryption, are in place to keep your API key safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see the Token auth universal connector documentation.

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