In this "How-to" guide we will show you how to run the “Hello World” project using Visa Hello World API and Two-Way SSL (Mutual Authentication). The Hello World API is a simple API for testing the connectivity with the Visa Network.
Important Links:
- The endpoint for the Hello World API is https://sandbox.api.visa.com/vdp/helloworld
- How to work with Two Way SSL Docs: https://developer.visa.com/pages/working-with-visa-apis/two-way-ssl
- Login to Visa’s developer portal or sign up to https://developer.visa.com/
How to Create a Visa Developer Project
Before you are able to run the “Hello World” Project, you must create a Visa Developer Portal (VDP) project and get credentials. If you haven't registered yet just click on register here, fill out the account information, agree to the terms and conditions and click on receive emails. Once you have successfully activated your account, you will see your dashboard and you are ready to go.
Once you are there, click on create your first project if this is your first project. On the next page, you will be asked for details, such as project name, description and a list of APIs to choose from.
For this tutorial, we're going to select “Visa Direct” and click create project.
How to get Credentials
After creating your project, you will be redirected to the project summary page. You can obtain your project credentials by browsing the left side navigation menu of your project and click on “Credentials”.
What is required for the Two-Way SSL (Mutual Authentication)?
To be able to make an API call with 2-way SSL authentication, you need to have the following:
- User ID
- Password
- Your client cert
- Your private key previously downloaded
- Visa Development Platform Certificate
You will need to download the project certificate as well as the common certificates - Visa Developer Platform certificate and DigiCert Certificate and save them in the correct directory.
How to run the C# Sample code of the “Hello World API” using Microsoft Visual Studio
Next, we'll show you how to run the C# sample code of the “Hello World API” using Microsoft Visual Studio. Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs, as well as websites, web apps, web services and mobile apps, and can be downloaded using below link:
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
In Visual Studio, a project helps you organize your source code, tests, libraries that you use, build instructions, and your personal settings in a single unit.
Step 1 - Launch Visual Studio
- On the Visual Studio Welcome Screen, click Create a new Project.
Step 2 - In the Create a new project wizard, we will select Console App (.Net Code) from the list on the right and click next.
Step 3 - Name the project
- Provide the project Project Name, check on box Place solution and project in the same directory and click Create.
Step 4 - Copy the below sample code to the “Program.cs” file
Set the below parameters:
public static string userId = "<YOUR USER ID>";
public static string password = "<YOUR PASSWORD>";
public static string cert = "<YOUR CLIENT CERTIFICATE PATH>";
public static string certPassword = "<YOUR CERTIFICATE PASSWORD>";
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Text;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
namespace HelloWorld
{
class Program
{
public static string visaUrl = "https://sandbox.api.visa.com/";
public static string userId = "<YOUR USER ID>";
public static string password = "<YOUR PASSWORD>";
public static string cert = "<YOUR CLIENT CERTIFICATE PATH>";
public static string certPassword = "<YOUR CERTIFICATE PASSWORD>";
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("START Sample Code for Two-Way (Mutual) SSL!");
Program program = new Program();
program.DoMutualAuthCall("vdp/helloworld", "GET", null, null, null);
Console.WriteLine("END Sample Code for Two-Way (Mutual) SSL!");
}
private void LogRequest(string url, string requestBody)
{
Debug.WriteLine(url);
Debug.WriteLine(requestBody);
}
private void LogResponse(string info, HttpWebResponse response)
{
string responseBody;
Debug.WriteLine(info);
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status: \n" + response.StatusCode);
Debug.WriteLine("Response Headers: \n" + response.Headers.ToString());
using (var reader = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream(), ASCIIEncoding.ASCII))
{
responseBody = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
Debug.WriteLine("Response Body: \n" + responseBody);
}
private string GetBasicAuthHeader(string userId, string password)
{
string authString = userId + ":" + password;
var authStringBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(authString);
string authHeaderString = Convert.ToBase64String(authStringBytes);
return "Basic " + authHeaderString;
}
public string DoMutualAuthCall(string path, string method, string testInfo, string requestBodyString, Dictionary<string, string> headers = null)
{
string requestURL = visaUrl + path;
string certificatePath = cert;
string certificatePassword = certPassword;
string statusCode = "";
LogRequest(requestURL, requestBodyString);
// Create the POST request object
HttpWebRequest request = WebRequest.Create(requestURL) as HttpWebRequest;
request.ContentType = "application/json";
request.Accept = "application/json";
request.Method = method;
if (method.Equals("POST") || method.Equals("PUT"))
{
// Load the body for the post request
var requestStringBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(requestBodyString);
request.GetRequestStream().Write(requestStringBytes, 0, requestStringBytes.Length);
}
if (headers != null)
{
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> header in headers)
{
request.Headers[header.Key] = header.Value;
}
}
// Add headers
request.Headers["Authorization"] = GetBasicAuthHeader(userId, password);
// Add certificate
var certificate = new X509Certificate2(certificatePath, certificatePassword);
request.ClientCertificates.Add(certificate);
try
{
// Make the call
using (HttpWebResponse response = request.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse)
{
LogResponse(testInfo, response);
statusCode = response.StatusCode.ToString();
}
}
catch (WebException e)
{
if (e.Response is HttpWebResponse)
{
HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)e.Response;
LogResponse(testInfo, response);
statusCode = response.StatusCode.ToString();
}
}
return statusCode;
}
}
}
Step 5 - Compile Your Code
- Simply click on the “Start” to run HelloWorld Program
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