# How to become a service provider
This article describes how to register as a Official Account message template/Small service provider. After becoming a service provider, how to provide services to merchants can be seenHow to provide services to merchants。
# 1. Service Provider Account Number
- WeChat open platform - third-party platform account is “Official Account message template Or the Mini Program service provider's account number” 。 After creating a third-party platform account, the service provider can combine the open capabilities of the third-party platform. Official Account message template And Mini Program capabilities to provide services to merchants.
Additional Notes
1, third-party platform account audit without payment, but the open platform account certification (ie developer qualification certification) need to pay 300 yuan certification fee. An open platform account that has completed developer qualification certification can create five third-party platform accounts for platform service providers.
2, any legal compliance, to provide development services for Mini programs and willing developers can become Mini Program service providers, WeChat will not be treated differently, there is no concept of official authorization.
# II. Preparation for the creation of a service provider account
- Third-party platform account creation relies on the following information and needs to be prepared in advance:
| information | Introductions |
|---|---|
| Official website | - Required on creation - That is, the service provider should have an official website available to the outside world, and the service description provided by the official website is related to the account name, introduction and icon of the third-party platform for which the application is made. |
| Platform icon | - Upload before submitting for review - The icon must be owned by the current service provider, and the icon of another company cannot be used as the third-party platform account icon. |
# III. Steps to Create a Service Provider Account
- Become Official Account message template/The general steps for Mini Program service providers and providing services to merchants are as follows:
# 3.1. Some screenshots
# 3.2, more operational guidelines
For more detailed instructions please see:
1、Open platform registration and completion of developer qualification certification
2、Creating a third-party platform
3、Request for Full Web Release
4, more operation guide please checkOverview of Operating Instructions
# IV. How to choose different types of accounts
Third party platform account
- This is the official recommended type of choice, the type of service provider can be based on the third-party platform interface capabilities, after obtaining the merchant scan code authorization, provide the merchant with generation development and operation. Official Account message template And Mini Program services.
- Want to implement mass services for merchants, such as bulk operations Official Account message template、 Batch generation development of Mini programs, you need to select this type of account.
Customized third-party platform account
- When you do not need to use third-party platform interface capabilities as a service provider, you only need to generate tickets to mark the merchant Mini Program is developed by the service provider, then you can choose to create this type of account.
- This type of account has only one APPID to serve as a service provider account id, no secret, cannot generate tokens, and cannot call any official interface capabilities. This type of service provider usually does not provide services to merchants based on third-party platform capabilities.