> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usecleff.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Go live

> The path from sandbox to production: verification, pricing, and the production credential swap.

Sandbox is open to everyone; production is not. Real money movement unlocks
only when your Business's verification (KYB) is **approved**, and the road
there has one step that is yours, one that is Cleff's, and a final switch that
is just configuration.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Complete your business profile">
    In the dashboard, fill in your company's verification dossier under
    **Settings → Company**: legal entity details, registration, and
    representative information. Do it early. A completed profile is also what
    provisions your sandbox wallet with test money, so it unblocks sandbox payout
    testing long before you want production.

    When the profile is complete, submit it. Your data is held encrypted by Cleff
    and is not shared with any payment provider at this stage.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Cleff reviews, prices, and verifies">
    A submitted profile moves to review. Cleff confirms your commercial terms with
    you and runs provider verification. Your dashboard shows the verification
    status throughout; you will be notified when it reaches **approved**, the
    single gate that unlocks production.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Switch your integration to production">
    Going live is a credential swap plus real funding:

    1. **Mint a production API key** in **Settings → API keys**. Production keys
       carry the `ck_production_` prefix and see only production data; your
       sandbox beneficiaries and payouts do not carry over.
    2. **Fund your account.** There is no top-up endpoint in production; your
       Cleff Account is funded through the real funding path shown under
       **Accounts** in the dashboard.
    3. **Re-create your production configuration**: register your
       [webhook endpoint](/api-reference/webhook-subscriptions) with the
       production key (each environment has its own endpoint and signing secret),
       and onboard your real beneficiaries.
    4. **Send a first small payout** and watch it through the
       [lifecycle](/concepts/how-money-moves) before opening the volume.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Production checklist

* Verification **approved**; commercial terms agreed.
* Production API key minted and stored in your secret manager. The plaintext
  is shown once, and rotation revokes the old key immediately.
* Cleff Account funded, with positive [headroom](/api-reference/treasury) for
  your first payout run; a shortfall surfaces at dispatch, not at creation.
* Webhook endpoint registered with the production key; signature verification
  tested against the production signing secret.
* Beneficiaries onboarded and `compliant`, each with a `payout_usable` bank
  account.
* Your error handling covers the [documented error codes](/errors); they are
  written so the resolving action is always stated.