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# Connect in Brain Studio

> Install Conekta in Brain Studio, configure its credentials, and use the payment node in your flows.

Connect Conekta to enable the provider in your workspace and make the payment node available in Brain Studio with an **embedded WebView** experience.

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## Before you begin

Make sure you have:

* An **active Conekta account**
* Conekta **public key**
* Conekta **private key**
* The **VAT percentage** that will apply to the operation
* The **webhook** configured in Conekta for the environment you will connect
* Correct credentials for the environment: **test** or **production**

<Tip>
  To obtain or review credentials and webhooks, follow [Getting credentials](/en/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/conekta/obtener-credenciales).
</Tip>

<Warning>
  For the checkout to open inside WhatsApp as an embedded WebView, the account must be **WhatsApp Business verified**.

  If it is not verified, the checkout will open in the device's external browser.
</Warning>

***

## Ways to start installation

You can start installing Conekta from different points in Brain Studio. All paths use the same provider configuration.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Jelou Agent">
    Ask Jelou Agent to add Conekta payments while building or adjusting a flow.

    Examples:

    * "Add Conekta payments to this flow"
    * "I need to charge with Conekta in this case"
    * "I want to process payments with Conekta"

    Jelou Agent detects Conekta as an available provider from Marketplace and starts the assisted installation flow.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Marketplace">
    Open **Marketplace**, search for **Conekta** under **Payments & Processing**, or use the search bar.

    Then click **Connect** or **Install** to start the installation flow.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Payments node">
    From the **Canvas** toolbar, open the **Payments** node.

    Inside the **Payments** node, you can see **Conekta** as an available provider. If it is not connected yet, click **Install** to start the same connection flow used by Marketplace, Jelou Agent, and templates.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Templates">
    Some Brain Studio templates may include payment configuration.

    During template creation, Brain Studio may ask you to choose a payment provider and connect Conekta as part of the setup flow.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Note>
  All installation paths use the same provider configuration. What changes is where you start the flow.
</Note>

***

## Common installation flow

Regardless of the entry point, the shared process is as follows.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose test or production credentials">
    Brain Studio will ask you to select whether you will connect Conekta with **test credentials** or **production credentials**.

    <Frame caption="Step 1 of 3: environment selection when connecting Conekta">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/BJIoathnR7ANCT6N/assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-conectar-seleccion-ambiente.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BJIoathnR7ANCT6N&q=85&s=3af13acf44e2efb0379ea88f65d4017b" alt="Brain Studio modal step 1 of 3 to choose test or production credentials when connecting Conekta" width="1024" height="477" data-path="assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-conectar-seleccion-ambiente.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete public key and private key">
    Fill in the modal with:

    * **Public key**
    * **Private key**

    <Frame caption="Step 2 of 3: required credentials to connect Conekta">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/BJIoathnR7ANCT6N/assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-conectar-credenciales.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BJIoathnR7ANCT6N&q=85&s=aa61c8acee434c8523199b2d52d74217" alt="Brain Studio modal step 2 of 3 to enter Conekta public key and private key" width="1024" height="611" data-path="assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-conectar-credenciales.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure VAT and collection currency">
    Define the **VAT rate** and confirm the **collection currency**.

    For Conekta Mexico, the currency is usually **MXN — Mexican peso**.

    <Frame caption="Step 3 of 3: VAT rate and collection currency">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/BJIoathnR7ANCT6N/assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-conectar-iva.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BJIoathnR7ANCT6N&q=85&s=ee816f07339baa3c9f33e539b80f9003" alt="Brain Studio modal step 3 of 3 to configure VAT rate and MXN collection currency when connecting Conekta" width="1024" height="614" data-path="assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-conectar-iva.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm connection">
    Click **Connect integration**. Brain Studio will save the configuration and make **Conekta** available in your workspace.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use Conekta from the Payments node in Canvas">
    After installation, you can use Conekta from the **Payments** node in **Canvas**, whether the flow started from Jelou Agent, Marketplace, the Payments node, or a template.
  </Step>
</Steps>

***

## Test vs production credentials

Conekta separates credentials by environment:

* **Test:** credentials for testing without real money.
* **Production:** credentials for processing real payments.

<Warning>
  Test credentials do not process real payments. Before operating in production, connect Conekta with production credentials or use **Go live**.
</Warning>

<Tip>
  Always use credentials from the same environment. Do not mix test keys with production keys.
</Tip>

***

## Go live

If you installed Conekta with **development/test** credentials, you can use the payment node for testing. To operate with real payments:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Go live">
    You can start the change from either of these points:

    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Advanced panel in Canvas">
        Open the **Conekta** node in **Canvas**, go to the **Advanced** tab in the side panel, and select **Production**.

        <Frame caption="Go live from the Conekta node Advanced tab">
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/BJIoathnR7ANCT6N/assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-pasar-a-produccion-avanzado.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BJIoathnR7ANCT6N&q=85&s=e37f5dda76e3927684bc8426ce436895" alt="Conekta node Advanced side panel in Canvas with option to move the integration to production" width="1024" height="592" data-path="assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-pasar-a-produccion-avanzado.png" />
        </Frame>
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Marketplace">
        Open the **Conekta** page in **Marketplace** and click **Go live**.

        <Frame caption="Go live from the Conekta page in Marketplace">
          <img src="https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/BJIoathnR7ANCT6N/assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-pasar-a-produccion-marketplace.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BJIoathnR7ANCT6N&q=85&s=e112790ed41ee263affab57f61837b74" alt="Conekta page in Marketplace with the Go live button" width="582" height="440" data-path="assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-pasar-a-produccion-marketplace.png" />
        </Frame>
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>

    In both cases the same modal opens to move the integration to production.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete production credentials">
    Enter production credentials:

    * **Public key**
    * **Private key**

    <Frame caption="Modal to move Conekta to production">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/jelouai/BJIoathnR7ANCT6N/assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-pasar-a-produccion-modal.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=BJIoathnR7ANCT6N&q=85&s=517b7f44aedf3572a5fc696b8a43fc8e" alt="Brain Studio modal to move Conekta to production by entering production public key and private key" width="1024" height="625" data-path="assets/images/integraciones/pagos/conekta-pasar-a-produccion-modal.png" />
    </Frame>

    <Warning>
      In production, each transaction has a cost of **\$0.10 USD** per payment, deducted from your Brain Studio balance, in addition to Conekta fees.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the change">
    Confirm the action. From that point on, the integration operates with production credentials.
  </Step>
</Steps>

***

## Change credentials

* To move from **development/test** to **production** with the same installation, use **Go live**.
* To **rotate credentials** or **replace the configuration**, disconnect Conekta and reinstall following the **common installation flow** on this page.

***

## Next step

Once the integration is connected, continue with:

<Card title="Usage and configuration" href="/en/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/conekta/uso-y-configuracion" icon="gear">
  Configure the payment node and continue the flow based on the payment result in WebView.
</Card>
