Connect Your Shopify Store
to Authorize.net

The same setup, start to finish, on screen. The written steps below follow the video exactly.

You need your Authorize.net credentials before you start. This short walkthrough shows where to find them.

1. 1

   Log into your Shopify Admin. Visit shopify.com/admin and sign in.

2. 2

   Go to your Payments settings. In the bottom left corner click Settings, then find Payments in the left menu.

3. 3

   Add a new payment provider. In the top box on the bottom click “See all other providers”.

4. 4

   Select Authorize.net. In the provider list, scroll or search for “Authorize.net.” Click Authorize.net, then click Install. In the install app window click Install. Click Connect to Authorize.net when redirected.

5. 5

   Enter your credentials. When prompted, paste in the values from our email.

6. 6

   Configure payment capture. Choose your preferred payment capture method.

7. 7

   Save your settings. Click Save at the bottom of the page.

Credentials to paste

Payment capture options

• Automatically capture payments (recommended)Charges the card immediately.
• Manually capture paymentsAuthorizes the card immediately; you capture later from the order screen.

A · Optional — test mode

If you were given sandbox/test credentials:

1. 1

   In the Authorize.net section, toggle Test mode ON.

2. 2

   Paste in your sandbox API Login ID and sandbox Transaction Key.

3. 3

   Save changes.

4. 4

   Place a small test order using a test credit card (we’ll provide test numbers).

5. 5

   Confirm the order shows as Paid (or Authorized) in Shopify → Orders.

6. 6

   When tests succeed, switch Test mode OFF, replace with live credentials, and save again.

B · Live test

1. 1

   With live credentials saved, make a small real purchase (e.g. $1.00) on your storefront.

2. 2

   Confirm the order appears in Shopify → Orders as Paid (or Authorized).

3. 3

   Log in to Authorize.net → Reports → Transaction Search and confirm the transaction is listed.

4. 4

   If needed, void or refund the test payment inside Shopify.

Capture later (manual capture)

1. 1

   Go to Shopify → Orders.

2. 2

   Open an order that says Authorized.

3. 3

   Click Capture payment → Confirm.

Refunds

1. 1

   Go to Shopify → Orders.

2. 2

   Open the order → Refund.

3. 3

   Shopify sends the refund request directly to Authorize.net — no need to log in separately.

If anything in the gateway setup does not behave the way this guide describes, reach your Compaytence representative before you switch to live mode.