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# Direct API Integration for Cards

## <mark style="color:purple;">Overview</mark>

This section provide a comprehensive guide to the Coda Direct API for cards, enabling you to seamlessly integrate card payment processing capabilities into your applications.

**Implementing this API entails a pure backend integration for card payments – customers will not be redirected to Coda's payment pages.**\
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This option is suitable for implementation in any environment, web or app, and allows partners to maintain their own branding throughout the whole payment flow.

Backend Flow will take more time to implement and maintain as compared to using Coda's payment pages.

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🚧 To use Direct API for cards, your site needs to have **PCI-DSS certification** if your site collects card number information.
{% endhint %}

## <mark style="color:purple;">APIKEY</mark>

Please contact publisher support team to obtain an API key to use the Coda Direct API for cards.

## <mark style="color:purple;">Endpoint Base URLs</mark>

The only way for the publisher to integrate with Coda Direct API for cards endpoints is to send the requests to the following Base URL:

Refer to our sample messages for examples.

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Environment</th><th>Endpoint Base URL</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Sandbox</td><td><a href="https://tc-api-card-sandbox.codapayments.com/v1/direct/charges">https://tc-api-card-sandbox.codapayments.com/v1/</a></td></tr><tr><td>Production</td><td><a href="https://api-tc.codapayments.com/v1/direct/charges">https://api-tc.codapayments.com/v1/</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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🚧 <mark style="color:orange;">**Please ensure that requests to Codapay API must be sent over**</mark>

1. HTTPS
2. TLS 1.2 or higher
3. Include an Authorization header, API Key, and Partner ID
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