> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.afarapay.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tour of the merchant portal

> What each section of the Afara merchant portal is for.

The merchant portal at [merchant.afarapartners.com](https://merchant.afarapartners.com/login) is where you see your payments, manage your team and change your settings. This page walks through the left-hand menu.

> [!TIP]
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> The **Test / Live** switch at the top right changes everything you see between test payments and real payments. Check it before you read your numbers.

> [accordion] Get Started
>
> Your setup checklist, a progress bar for your business profile, answers to common questions, and links to get help.

> [accordion] Dashboard
>
> A summary of your collections, with tabs for **Overview**, **Web Collections**, **POS Collections** and **API Collections**. Tiles show the value and number of payments by method: card, QR, transfer and USSD. Use the time filter (for example **1 Week**) to change the period. **Recent Transactions** are listed at the bottom.

> [accordion] Transactions
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> An overview of payments from the web, mobile, POS and API, plus a **Transactions History** you can search and filter.

> [accordion] Sub Merchants
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> Invite and manage sub-merchants, and see their collections and the commissions you are due.

> [accordion] Outlets
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> Create outlets for each shop or branch, and see how each one is performing.

> [accordion] Disputes
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> Payments that a customer has disputed. You can filter and export the list.

> [accordion] Users & Role Management
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> See who has access to your account, invite new team members, and manage their roles.

> [accordion] Collections Settlements
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> The payouts sent to your bank account. Filter by date and export for your accounts.

> [accordion] Payment Links
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> Create links that you can send to customers so they can pay you without a website. See [Payment links](https://docs.afarapay.com/payments/payment-links.md).

> [accordion] Web Collections
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> Your payments taken through the website payment widget.

> [accordion] POS Collections
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> Payments taken on Afara POS terminals, plus your terminals, terminal requests and POS settlements.

> [accordion] Settings (gear icon)
>
> Your user profile, business profile, transaction fee and settlement preferences, API keys, password and two-factor authentication.

## Keep your account safe

* Turn on **2 Factor Authentication** in **Settings**.
* Give each team member their own login and the lowest role they need.
* Treat your [secret keys](https://docs.afarapay.com/guides/api-keys.md) like passwords.


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