# Get Access Tokens

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Once you are onboarded as one of our developers, we will provide you with a semi-permanent token for testing. For merchants in the production environment, we will also provide a semi-permanent token to be used for transactions.
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## **Merchant Token Purpose**:

Each merchant is provided with one or more unique tokens, acting as secure keys to interact with our payment gateway. These tokens are crucial for authenticating the merchant's requests and ensuring that only authorized entities can process payments through their account.

## **Two Distinct Token Types (Channel-Specific)**:

* **E-commerce (ECOMM) Token**: This token is specifically designed for online transactions. Merchants integrating our payment services into their websites or mobile applications for digital sales would use this token. It's tailored for server-to-server or client-to-server API calls originating from an online environment.
* **Terminal Transaction Token**: This token is used for "card-present"  transactions, where payments are processed via a physical point-of-sale (POS) terminal. This token is optimized for environments where direct entry by staff or physical card swipes/taps occur.

## Test Merchant Token Email Sample:

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