Registering a New Merchant ID in Your Apple Developer Account {#applepay-cfg-1c-merch-id-create}
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Finish setting up your Apple Developer account by creating and registering a merchant ID for each environment. A registered merchant ID uniquely identifies you to Apple Pay as a valid entity that can accept payments.  
In order to support multiple environments, such as sandbox and production, you can create multiple merchant IDs in your Apple Developer account. IMPORTANT

> When you perform tasks at the Apple Developer portal, always refer to official Apple documentation for the most up-to-date information .

1. Follow these steps to create a merchant ID and to register it in your Apple Developer account:
2. Log in to your Apple Developer account.
3. In the left navigation panel, select Certificates, Identifiers \& Profiles.
4. Click Identifiers.
5. Click the plus sign (+) on the top left.
6. Select Merchant IDs and click Continue.
7. Enter a merchant description and identifier name.
8. Click Continue.
9. Verify that you entered the merchant information correctly.
10. Click Register.