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

# PayGood: REST API for Payments and Merchant Onboarding

> Accept payments, manage customers, and onboard merchants with the PayGood REST API. Built for developers who need reliable, flexible payment processing.

PayGood is a payments platform API that gives you everything you need to collect payments, manage customers, and handle merchant onboarding — all through a single, well-structured REST interface. Whether you're charging a one-time payment or building a full marketplace, PayGood provides the building blocks.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/guides/first-payment">
    Take your first payment in minutes with a step-by-step walkthrough.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Keys" icon="key" href="/guides/api-keys">
    Set up your API credentials and authenticate your first request.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/overview">
    Full reference for every endpoint — payments, customers, catalog, and more.
  </Card>
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## Get up and running

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your API key">
    Retrieve your bearer token from the PayGood dashboard. You'll use it to authenticate every API request.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a customer">
    Register the person or business you're charging as a customer in PayGood.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Register a payment instrument">
    Attach a tokenized card or bank account to the customer so you have a way to charge them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a payment">
    Call `POST /payments` with the customer, instrument, and amount to process the charge.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Core concepts

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  <Card title="Payments" icon="credit-card" href="/api-reference/payments/create-payment">
    One-time charges with automatic or manual capture.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customers" icon="users" href="/api-reference/customers/create-customer">
    Represent individuals or businesses you transact with.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Payment Instruments" icon="wallet" href="/api-reference/payment-instruments/overview">
    Tokenized cards and bank accounts linked to customers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Catalog" icon="tag" href="/api-reference/catalog/create-product">
    Products and prices you can attach to payments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="shield" href="/guides/authentication">
    Bearer token authentication for every API call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pagination" icon="list" href="/api-reference/pagination">
    Cursor-based pagination for all list endpoints.
  </Card>
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