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diff --git a/core/api-merchant.rst b/core/api-merchant.rst index 56a9187f..e15ab035 100644 --- a/core/api-merchant.rst +++ b/core/api-merchant.rst @@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ This is useful when multiple businesses want to share the same payment infrastructure. Merchant backends have one special ``default`` instance. This ``default`` -instance is used when no explicit instance is specified. +instance is used when no explicit instance is specified. Despite its name, +this instance must be created after the installation. In case *no* default +instance is found - or its credentials got lost -, the administrator can use +the default instance's rights by resorting on the ``--auth`` command line option, +or by restarting the service by providing a environment variable called +``TALER_MERCHANT_TOKEN``. Each instance (default and others) has a base URL. The resources under this base URL are divided into to categories: |