Managed Merchants Guide
Create and control Pinch merchant accounts under your own credentials using the Managed Merchants feature.
Managed Merchants allow your system to create other Pinch merchants under your own account and control them completely using your single set of API credentials.
These Managed Merchant accounts can be created through the API (POST /merchants endpoint) or from within the Developer Portal in the Connected Merchants section.
Once a Managed Merchant is created, Pinch must verify their identity and business details before they can take live payments. See the Compliance Guide for exactly what documents are required. You can either build this step into your onboarding API flow or manually onboard your clients from the Connect Merchants tab in the Glassbox portal.
Once the Managed Merchant is created, save the Merchant ID and use it with the Current-Merchant header to call the Pinch API on their behalf using your existing API credentials.
Example Header:
Current-Merchant: mch_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUpdated 12 days ago