# Getting your Public Merchant Key
Login to [os.youverify.co](https://os.youverify.co/get-started), at the top right-hand corner, click on the name, and then click on **Account Settings**, as shown below;
When in Account Settings, click on “**API/Webhooks**”.
Scroll down till you get to the "**Webhooks"**, under the webhooks, you will then see the "Public Merchant Key".
Public Merchant Key
***NOTE***: The environment can be either Test or Live. The key created in the ***test portal*** will only work in the Sandbox environment, while the key created in the ***live Portal*** will work in the Production environment. Fully onboarded businesses can toggle from Test to Live and Vice Versa. You can know which Portal environment you are in, by checking the top right of the portal page as shown below;
\
\
For more information, Kindly click on the video below:
{% embed url="" %}
Video for "How to Create an API key"
{% endembed %}
---
# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.
Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:
```
GET https://doc.youverify.co/getting-started/getting-your-public-merchant-key.md?ask=
```
The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.
Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.