# Go Live - From sandbox to production

Any merchant in production must go through the KYC (know your customer) process before we can move money for the merchant.

Some partners like to test their system in production with themselves as 'test-merchant' before going live with the first real merchant - in that case the partner needs to go through the KYC process. 

Contact sales to start the KYC process <hello@vibrant.io>.

When the KYC is in place to go live you need to:

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><ol><li>Contact <a href="mailto:integration-support@vibrant.io">integration-support@vibrant.io</a>, we will create a production account for a  merchant/partner who has been through KYC.</li></ol></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/AtOhqDj8FFkcdgAIzyJH">/files/AtOhqDj8FFkcdgAIzyJH</a></td></tr><tr><td><ol start="2"><li>Create a new API key here: <a href="https://pd.api.vibrant.app/login">https://pd.api.vibrant.app/login</a></li></ol></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/h09PEDvGSZP8g3g1z0IT">/files/h09PEDvGSZP8g3g1z0IT</a></td></tr><tr><td><ol start="3"><li>Adjust the Vibrant API endpoints url to: <a href="https://pos.api.vibrant.app/docs">https://pos.api.vibrant.app/</a></li></ol></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/rATfXQCqCF1XQecz1nD2">/files/rATfXQCqCF1XQecz1nD2</a></td></tr><tr><td><ol start="4"><li>Follow the getting started guide to create terminals and do payments. <a href="/pages/ElMrLMT30EiTUkiTPDrZ">Getting started with Vibrant sandbox</a>. </li></ol></td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/files/FmLeVmgzNYuOXpiWXJsU">/files/FmLeVmgzNYuOXpiWXJsU</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Remember to **install the** **production versions** of the apps from Google Play Store, **not the** **sandbox versions**.
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