ILLEGAL_PARTNER_EXTERFACE

[ivandokov]

Once I go to AliPay I see the following message. With some help from Google Translate:

调试错误，请回到请求来源地，重新发起请求。
错误代码 ILLEGAL_PARTNER_EXTERFACE
说明:如果您不是因为本接口集成调试而看见该错误提醒，请联系本次请求来源网站，本错误属于网站集成接口的错误。

Debug error, please return to the request source, re-initiate the request.
Error code ILLEGAL_PARTNER_EXTERFACE
Note: If you are not because of the interfaces integrated debugger and see the error reminder, please contact the source site this request, this error is a wrong site integrated interface.

I have Googled the issue and found that I can change

ExpressGateway -> $service_name = 'create_direct_pay_by_user';

to

ExpressGateway -> $service_name = 'create_forex_trade';

and then I see another error:

调试错误，请回到请求来源地，重新发起请求。
错误代码 ILLEGAL_SIGN
说明:如果您不是因为本接口集成调试而看见该错误提醒，请联系本次请求来源网站，本错误属于网站集成接口的错误。

Debug error, please return to the request source, re-initiate the request.
Error code ILLEGAL_SIGN
Note: If you are not because of the interfaces integrated debugger and see the error reminder, please contact the source site this request, this error is a wrong site integrated interface.

I have used the following credentials for testing:

'id'    => '2088111956092332',
'key'   => '136nflj7uu24i7v6cheubmpy0uav4tdx',
'email' => 'alipay_test@alipay.com',

I am really stuck here. I will appreciate any help!

[lokielse]

The email means seller_email, may be your email alipay_test@alipay.com is not correct.

If your account is international. You have to change service parameter from create_direct_pay_by_user to create_forex_trade.

[ivandokov]

Oh I see. I though the test account is for merchant, but it seems it is not.
I am really confused with Chinese. I don't understand where I should register as merchant.
My client is from China, but I will test with my company test account so I guess the client account will be "regular" and our account will be "international". Am I right?

[lokielse]

If you do not have an account, you should contact Alipay to get an available api account.

[ivandokov]

Any idea how to contact them? I saw the "Alipay Service Application Form", but they said I will receive phone call. I didn't see any email contact options.

[lokielse]

Please visit http://global.alipay.com/service/service.htm

[ivandokov]

This is where I found the Service Application Form by clicking on "Apply Assistance" and "Apply Integration" asks me to login and I do not have account.

[lokielse]

Sign Up First https://globalprod.alipay.com/order/emailVerify.htm

[ivandokov]

It looks like I will have to ask the client to sign up there because the info is too detailed about the company.