ReferenceGlossary

Glossary

TermMeaning
CentavosAll money is expressed as integer centavos (minor units): ₱1 = 100 centavos, so ₱2,599.00 is 259900. Never send a decimal. Seller Center shows the decimal peso form to humans and converts to centavos under the hood — the same value, a different representation.
PSGCPhilippine Standard Geographic Code. Addresses reference region / province / city / barangay by PSGC code.
Ship-By-Date (SBD)The platform deadline by which the seller must ship an order. Drives pickup eligibility and the slaBreached flag.
EscrowThe buyer's payment is held until delivery is confirmed and the return window passes, then released to the seller. A DELIVERED order is not yet released — see Order status flow.
Payout / settlementThe released, settled amount owed to the seller. Read it from GET /payouts, not from order status.
Seller CenterThe MallPlus web console where a seller runs their shop. Sellers speak in its tab labels; the Order status flow page has the crosswalk to API status values.
ScopeA permission granted per app and consented to per seller (e.g. orders:read). A call outside the granted set returns 403 FORBIDDEN.
Sandbox vs productionSeparate hosts with separate credential kinds: sandbox mp_… on sandbox.open.mallplus.ph, production mp_live_… on open.mallplus.ph.
NonceA fresh, unique-per-request value included in the signature to prevent replay.