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# How it works

> Connect Mercado Pago in Brain Studio and continue your flow with the real payment status.

Mercado Pago allows you to initiate charges from a WhatsApp conversation using its **official checkout in an embedded WebView**.

Brain Studio creates the payment intent and exposes the **real transaction status** so your implementation can continue the flow, whether you are building in **Canvas** or in an **AI Agent**.

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## Integration summary

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Installation">
    * Available in **Marketplace**
    * Requires an active **Mercado Pago merchant account**
    * Requires your own **[Access Token](/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/mercado-pago/obtener-credenciales)** (Test or Production)

    <Warning>
      For the WebView to work inside WhatsApp, the account must be a **verified WhatsApp Business** account.

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

  <Tab title="Experience">
    * **Embedded WebView:** Yes
    * **Native in chat:** No
    * **External confirmation:** No

    <Info>
      The user completes the payment inside the official Mercado Pago checkout.
      Sensitive data capture and processing occur on the provider's infrastructure.
    </Info>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Availability">
    **Available countries:** 🇵🇪 Peru • 🇨🇴 Colombia • 🇲🇽 Mexico • 🇨🇱 Chile • 🇧🇷 Brazil • 🇦🇷 Argentina • 🇺🇾 Uruguay

    <Tip>
      Don't have a Mercado Pago account? [Create one here](/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/mercado-pago/obtener-credenciales#no-tienes-cuenta-en-mercado-pago).
    </Tip>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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## Next steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect your account in Brain Studio">
    Connect Mercado Pago from Marketplace by entering your Access Token.

    <Card title="Connect in Brain Studio" href="/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/mercado-pago/conectar-en-brain-studio" icon="plug">
      Connect your account using your Access Token.
    </Card>

    <Tip>
      If you don't have your Access Token yet, follow the
      [Obtaining credentials](/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/mercado-pago/obtener-credenciales) guide first.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use Mercado Pago in your flow">
    Once connected, add the Mercado Pago node to your flow and continue based on the real payment status.

    <Card title="Usage and configuration" href="/guides/integraciones/pagos/proveedores/mercado-pago/uso-y-configuracion" icon="gear">
      Configure the payment experience within the flow.
    </Card>
  </Step>
</Steps>