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Alipay
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`Alipay <https://www.alipay.com/>`_ is an online payments platform established in China by Alibaba
Group.

.. warning::
   The provider Alipay is deprecated. It is recommended to use :doc:`asiapay` instead.

Configuration
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.. seealso::
   - :ref:`payment_providers/add_new`

Credentials tab
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Odoo needs your **API Credentials** to connect with your Alipay account, which comprise:

- **Account**: Depending on where you are situated
  - `Express Checkout` if your are a Chinese Merchant.
  - `Cross-border` if you are not.
- **Alipay Seller Email**: Your public Alipay partner email (for express checkout only).
- **Merchant Partner ID**: The public partner ID solely used to identify the account with Alipay.
- **MD5 Signature Key**: The signature key.

You can copy your credentials from your Alipay account, and paste them in the related fields under
the **Credentials** tab.

To retrieve them, log into your Alipay account, they are on the front page.

.. important::
   If you are trying Alipay as a test, in the *sandbox*, change the **State** to *Test Mode*. We
   recommend doing this on a test Odoo database, rather than on your main database.

.. seealso::
   - :doc:`../payment_providers`