Run a safe test purchase

How should I set up the test?

• Use a throwaway buyer email and a simple, non-sensitive offer.
• Check whether you are in test or live mode before you enter any payment details.
• Write down the amount, currency, buyer identity and what the buyer should receive.

An editor preview is not a payment test. It only shows the page.

How do I run it?

1. Make one small offer. Pick something whose delivery is quick to check. Skip subscriptions and future bookings unless those are what you are testing.
2. Confirm the mode. Find the indicator for test or live and the connected Stripe account. If there is no supported test path, stop and ask support instead of improvising.
3. Start from the public link. Open your published link in a signed-out browser. Check the creator name, offer, price, terms and delivery promise.
4. Complete one checkout. In test mode, use the card details Stripe provides for testing. In live mode, go ahead only with a minimal real charge you are happy to refund.
5. Match the records. The checkout should show up as one Tapmy order, one Stripe payment, the right buyer, a confirmation and the right access. If something is slow, wait. Do not pay again.
6. Clean up. Use the approved test-data or refund route. Keep evidence of anything that does not match, and never delete a real buyer's record because it resembles test data.

How do I know it worked?

• One attempt gives one matching order and payment.
• Amount, currency, offer and buyer agree between Tapmy and Stripe.
• The test buyer can reach the product or service.
• Your notes are labeled as test data and hold no secrets.

What if something goes wrong?

• No test mode is visible. Do not invent a test card or use production lightly. Ask for the approved way to test.
• Payment stays pending. Wait for the final status before retrying, so you do not create a duplicate charge.
• Paid but nothing delivered. Keep the order and buyer references and use the missing-access guide.
• You made a live charge by accident. Refund it through the normal refund flow and note it. Stripe processing fees may not be returned.

What should I log?

Note the date, time zone, mode, site, plan, offer, expected and actual result, Tapmy order reference, Stripe reference, delivery result and cleanup status. Hide buyer details in any screenshot you share.

What next?

Use what you learned to check your checkout and delivery text, then read the guides on card declines, authentication, refunds and payouts. For more help, contact Tapmy Support with safe identifiers and timestamps. Never send passwords, codes, full card numbers, CVV, bank logins or secret keys.