Stripe API
Payments, subscriptions, invoicing, and embedded financial services via a developer-first API.
Verified
2026-01-01
At a glance
Essential information
About
Stripe provides APIs for payments, billing, invoicing, and more.
What you can build
- Checkout flows with hosted or embedded UI
- Subscriptions and invoicing
- Marketplace payments with Connect
Pricing
View Pricing| Free tier | Yes |
| Starting from | $0 (pay per transaction) |
| Notes | No monthly minimums for standard payments; fees apply per transaction. |
Last updated: 2026-01-01. Please refer to the official pricing page as pricing may have changed.
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Authentication & Limits
View Docs- Auth type
- api_key
- Rate limits
- Varies by endpoint; see docs.
Steps to get API key
- 1Create a Stripe account at stripe.com
- 2Navigate to Developers > API keys in your dashboard
- 3Copy your Publishable key for client-side and Secret key for server-side
- 4Keep your Secret key secure and never expose it in client-side code
- 5Include the key in your API requests using the Authorization header
FAQ
You can start without a monthly fee; pricing is typically per transaction.
