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name: Getting Started with Payments API
description: Obtain the necessary knowledge to make calls to the Payments API using our interactive <%= stache.config.dev_console_name %>
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title: Getting Started with Payments API
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<p class="lead tutorial">To get started using the Payments API, follow this step-by-step guide. After you complete this tutorial, you'll have your Blackbaud developer account, a subscription key, and you'll learn how to try our {{ stache.config.product_name_short }} console.</p>

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<h2 class="tutorial">Step 1 &#8211; Set up a developer account</h2>
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<h2 class="tutorial">Step 2 &#8211; Get a subscription key</h2>
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<h2 class="tutorial">Step 3 &#8211; Activate the {{ stache.config.product_name_short }}  Console </h2>
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<h2 class="tutorial">Step 4 &#8211; View the Endpoint Reference</h2>
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<h2 class="tutorial">Step 5 &#8211; Try it!</h2>
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<h2 class="tutorial">Step 6 &#8211; Next steps</h2>
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