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# Accept your first payment

> Create a product in the dashboard, share its buyer link, pay it yourself in test mode, and see the sale, the VAT, and your net. No code.

This guide takes you from no product to a first sale in the dashboard. You create a product, pay for it yourself as a test buyer, and then find the sale, the invoice, and your net amount. Everything runs in **Test mode**, so no real money moves.

The full product settings are on the [Products](/payments/payment-links) page. The buyer's checkout, field by field, is on the [Checkouts](/payments/checkouts) page.

## Before you start

* An AgentaOS account. Sign up at [app.agentaos.ai](https://app.agentaos.ai). The dashboard opens in **Test mode**.
* The test card `4242 4242 4242 4242`, with any future expiry date and any CVC. Type it only into the card form on the checkout page.

## Create the product

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the form">
    In the sidebar, click **Products**, then click **New product**. The form opens with the title **Create a new product**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name it">
    Under **Details**, type a **Product name**, for example `Starter guide`, and a **Description**. The buyer sees both on the checkout.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the price">
    Under **Pricing**, type the price, for example `19`, and pick **EUR** or **USD**. Leave **One-time** selected.

    Under the price, the form shows what a buyer pays with VAT. For a €19 product, it reads "EU consumers pay €23.56 (€19.00 + €4.56 VAT), you receive €19.00 before fees. Everyone else pays €19.00." Select **Prices include VAT** if your price already contains the VAT.

    <Frame caption="The form for a one-time product at €19. The line under the price shows what a buyer pays with VAT.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/new-product-form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=92683cf1d72ccee6b303066aacf3a518" alt="The Create a new product form. Details has the product name Starter guide and the description A 40-page PDF on pricing your first product. Pricing shows 19, EUR, and One-time, the Prices include VAT checkbox, and the line EU consumers pay €23.56 (€19.00 + €4.56 VAT), you receive €19.00 before fees. Everyone else pays €19.00. The Summary on the right shows Buyer pays €19.00." width="1440" height="1120" data-path="images/product/new-product-form.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create it">
    Click **Create product**. The next screen says "Starter guide is live". Live here is the product's word for published. You are still in test mode.

    <Frame caption="The screen after you create the product, in test mode.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/product-created.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=d63f51cf2e31d421d52285af510b602e" alt="The confirmation screen: Starter guide is live. Pay it yourself first. It takes a minute and proves the whole thing works. Below are the button Try a test payment, the line Use card 4242 4242 4242 4242, any future date, any CVC. Nothing is charged, and the buttons Copy link and View product." width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/product-created.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Share the buyer link

Click **View product** to open the product's page. Every product has one buyer link, and one link works for every buyer.

* **Copy link** copies the buyer link. Send it in an email or a chat, or put it behind a button on your site.
* **QR code** shows a code that opens the same link on a phone.
* **Preview** opens the checkout in a new tab, the way a buyer sees it.

<Frame caption="The product's page with the QR code open.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/product-page.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=765655c72dd234f0344d9c84d6a98fd1" alt="The product page for Starter guide: Active, One-time, EUR, €19.00 one-time, VAT added at checkout, with the buttons Copy link, Edit, Copy to live, Preview, QR code, and Deactivate, and the QR code below them." width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/product-page.png" />
</Frame>

## Pay it yourself

Click **Preview** on the product's page, or **Try a test payment** on the screen after you create the product. The checkout opens. A banner at the top reads **Test payment · 4242 4242 4242 4242 · any expiry · any CVC**.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Fill in the buyer details">
    Type an email such as `buyer@example.com` and pick a **Country**. The order summary on the left adds the tax for that country and shows the **Total due**.

    <Frame caption="The first checkout step, with a buyer in Germany.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/first-payment-details.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=c90c00da046910d9839e17398501eb9b" alt="The checkout for Starter guide with the Test payment banner at the top. The summary shows Starter guide €19.00, Tax 24% €4.56, and Total due €23.56, and Sold by AgentaOS, merchant of record. The form has the email buyer@example.com, the country Germany, and the button Continue to payment." width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/first-payment-details.png" />
    </Frame>

    The 24% is the Estonian rate. The checkout charges it to every EU consumer while AgentaOS sells under the EU distance-selling threshold. See [How tax works](/mor/tax#the-rate-on-eu-sales-today).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Continue to payment">
    Click **Continue to payment**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the test card">
    Type `4242 4242 4242 4242` in **Card number**, any future date in **Expiration date**, and any three digits in **Security code**.

    <Frame caption="The Review & pay step, before the card is entered.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/first-payment-review.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=4de2197f4792de9514ba5d995274e82d" alt="The Review and pay step: Paying as buyer@example.com, €23.56, Edit details, the Card and Bank transfer options, the card form with Card number, Expiration date, and Security code, Country Germany, and the button Pay €23.56." width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/first-payment-review.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pay">
    Click **Pay** followed by the amount, here **Pay €23.56**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The buyer's confirmation page

The checkout shows **Payment complete** with the amount, the invoice number, and the lines of the invoice. In test mode, it also says "Test payment: no money was paid. This invoice and receipt are not valid." The buyer can click **Download invoice** or **Download receipt**.

<Frame caption="What the buyer sees after paying.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/checkout-success.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=4b2ea27813246ca1c2c1a55e04983c43" alt="The Payment complete page: €23.56, Paid to AgencyOne, the notice Test payment: no money was paid. This invoice and receipt are not valid, the invoice TEST-INV-2026-0004 with Starter guide €19.00, Tax 24% €4.56, and Total €23.56, and the buttons Download invoice and Download receipt." width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/checkout-success.png" />
</Frame>

The buyer also gets a receipt by email, with the invoice attached. The subject line is "Receipt from" followed by your business name. In test mode, the subject starts with `[TEST]`, and the invoice number starts with `TEST-`. See [Test mode and testing](/getting-started/test-mode#test-invoices-receipts-and-emails) for how each test document is marked.

## See the sale

<Steps>
  <Step title="Home">
    In the sidebar, click **Home**. A strip at the top says "First test sale cleared", and the card under it moves on to **Verify your business**, with **1 of 3 done**.

    <Frame caption="Home after the first test payment.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/Wp0rymRtxrdfPOMj/images/product/home.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Wp0rymRtxrdfPOMj&q=85&s=cc7065873d524f555b7a84a12c2ab9b6" alt="The Home page: Welcome, Fresh Start. A strip says First test sale cleared. The card says Next: Verify your business, with a Start button and 1 of 3 done" width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/home.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Transactions">
    Click **Transactions**. The sale is at the top of the list as **Received** with the amount the buyer paid. The image below shows an earlier test sale of €12.40.

    <Frame caption="The Transactions list with an earlier test sale of €12.40.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/transactions.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=c1ea1bdf5feb3f10d536d48895d30d44" alt="The Transactions page with one row from an earlier test sale: Received +€12.40, Customer, Card via AgentaOS, Clearing, Sep 28, 2026." width="1440" height="785" data-path="images/product/transactions.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="The sale page">
    Click the sale to open it. Under **Buyer & payment**, three rows show where the buyer's money goes:

    * **VAT** is the tax on the sale. AgentaOS collects and handles it.
    * **AgentaOS fee** is the fee for the sale. See [Pricing](/mor/pricing).
    * **Your net** is what is left for you.

    <Frame caption="The sale page. VAT, AgentaOS fee, and Your net are at the bottom of Buyer & payment.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/sale-page.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=9b6c76b1695214a6cae8e6b32723dcb0" alt="The sale page: Paid, €23.56, for A 40-page PDF on pricing your first product. Buyer and payment lists Email buyer@example.com, Country Germany, Method Visa 4242, VAT (24%) €4.56, AgentaOS fee €1.91, and Your net €17.09, with the buttons Request refund, View invoice, and View product." width="1440" height="900" data-path="images/product/sale-page.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invoices">
    Click **Invoices**. The sale's invoice is in the list as **Paid**, with the buyer's email. Open it and click **Download invoice**. The PDF of a test invoice has a **TEST** badge next to its title. The image below shows the invoice for an earlier test sale of €12.40.

    <Frame caption="The Invoices list with the invoice for an earlier test sale of €12.40.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/agentokratia/ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT/images/product/invoices.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=ob7A8SZLgGb2oPrT&q=85&s=35d17b0968fe7c0ddc721e7ad5af6b86" alt="The Invoices page with one invoice from an earlier test sale: buyer@example.com, INV-2026-0001, Sep 28, 2026, €12.40, Paid." width="1440" height="785" data-path="images/product/invoices.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## From code

To create products and checkouts from your server, and to know when a buyer pays, use the SDK:

* [Checkouts in the SDK](/sdk/pay-checkouts)
* [Payment links in the SDK](/sdk/pay-payment-links)
* [Quickstart for developers](/getting-started/quickstart#code-integration)

## Next steps

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Sell a subscription" icon="repeat" href="/guides/sell-a-subscription">
    Create a monthly plan with a free trial and take your first subscriber.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Go live" icon="rocket" href="/guides/go-live">
    Verify your business and take real payments.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Receive webhooks in Express" icon="bell" href="/sdk/handle-webhooks">
    Let your server react when a buyer pays.
  </Card>
</Columns>


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