Paystack Testing

Complete guide for testing Paystack integrations in test mode.

Depends on: paystack-setup for the paystackRequest helper.

Test Environment Setup

Environment Variables

# .env.test (or .env.local for development)
PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NEXT_PUBLIC_PAYSTACK_PUBLIC_KEY=pk_test_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Never commit real keys. Use sk_test_* / pk_test_* keys from your Paystack Dashboard → Settings → API Keys & Webhooks.

Test vs Live Mode