# Get Started

## Introduction

Registered integration partners will receive a welcome email granting access to a **staging account** along with API credentials of a **Client ID** and **Client Secret**.

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## Environments Overview

The staging environment consists of two types of accounts:

### Partner Account
Used to manage partner users, credentials and switch to linked customer accounts.

### Customer Account
Used to test Deliverect functionality, such as:
- Creating test orders  
- Publishing menus  
- Validating your integration setup  

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## Accessing Your Customer Account

Follow these steps to begin testing your integration:

1. Log in and select **Admin** from the sidebar, then click **Accounts**  
2. Click **Switch To Account** for the **Customer Account**  
3. Navigate to **Locations** in the sidebar to find:
   - Your test locations  
   - Channel links  
   - Any required configuration for testing  

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## Testing Your Integration

Use the staging environment to fully test your integration and validate all required scenarios.

For more details on accessing staging or production environments, refer to this guide:  
[Staging and Production Environments](https://resources.developers.deliverect.com/en/articles/13628424-staging-and-production-environments)