# Introduction

Source: https://docs.gocardless.com/docs/partner-integrations

# For Partner Integrators

## Introduction

As a partner, you can accept bank payments on your software. GoCardless establishes a direct relationship with your users, and processes payments on your behalf.

In this guide, we'll cover all of the key steps required for building an integration.

> **Tip:**
> Click **"What's Next"** at the bottom of each page to follow the integration flow and see code
>   examples.

## Before you start:

[Sign up for a sandbox account](https://manage-sandbox.gocardless.com/sign-up) and test your integration without moving real money

### 1. Create a partner account

- [Create an app](https://manage-sandbox.gocardless.com/developers/partners) on the GoCardless dashboard
- [Use OAuth](/docs/partner-integrations/connect-your-merchants) and get authorisation to make API calls on your user's behalf
- [Help your users get verified](/docs/partner-integrations/getting-your-users-verified)

### 2. Accept and manage payments (build your integration)

- [Use the billing request API and flow](/docs/partner-integrations/setting-up-mandates) to collect payments
- [Set up webhooks to listen for payment events](/docs/partner-integrations/webhooks-for-partners)
- [Use payment intelligence products](/docs/optimise/reduced-failed-payments-with-success-plus) to optimise merchant's revenue
- [Reconcile your payouts](/docs/collect-payments/managing-payments/reconciling-payouts)
- [Follow UX best practices](/docs/partner-integrations/ux-guides-and-resources) on how to build and display GoCardless in your application

### 3. Go live

- Set your [production environment](https://manage.gocardless.com/) and add your app
- Complete your compliance checks
- [Complete the self-assessment review](/docs/partner-integrations/go-live-checklist)

## Guides

  
#### [Connect your merchants](/docs/partner-integrations/connect-your-merchants)

Use OAuth to securely connect your users' GoCardless accounts and obtain access tokens.

  
#### [Integration guide](/docs/partner-integrations/integration-guide)

Work through the best-practices checklist before going live.