What is Test Mode and how do I turn it off and on?

For security reasons, all new Authorize.Net accounts are set in Test Mode. When an account is in Test Mode, transactions may be submitted that will not be authorized or charged to the account numbers provided in the transactions. When the payment gateway is in Test Mode, each page in your Merchant Interface will show a red banner stating:

ACCOUNT IS IN TEST MODE - REAL TRANSACTIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED

Email receipts generated by Authorize.Net will also indicate whether they were submitted in Test Mode, by having this text at the top of the receipt:

************* TEST MODE *************

Having the account in Test Mode can allow a merchant or developer to test their website/software implementation without submitting live transactions. While in Test Mode, transactions will not be saved to the database or be viewable in search results or reports.

For more details on how to use Test Mode, please review the online video tutorial athttp://www.authorize.net/videos.

1. Log into your Merchant Interface at https://account.authorize.net. 
2. Click Settings in the main left side menu.
3. Click Test Mode.
4. Click the Turn Test OFF button. The interface will confirm that the Test Mode Settings have been Successfully Applied and you're now in live mode.

Note: You may also turn Test Mode on by following the above steps. The button will appear as Turn Test ON.

It is also possible to be in Test Mode through your website/software integration, which will override the Authorize.Net Merchant Interface settings described above. To disable Test Mode through your website, you will need to modify your script. If the script includes the field x_test_request then you would want to make sure it is set to "FALSE". Alternately, if your account is no longer in Test Mode, you may instead remove all references to x_test_request in your scripting.

Note: You will incur applicable transaction fee charges when Test Mode is turned off, even if you use test credit card numbers. Test credit card transactions should only be processed in Test Mode. When Test Mode is turned off, we will attempt to process all transactions we receive.