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Stripe ​

Payment processing, subscriptions, and billing for internet businesses.

Capabilities ​

IntegrationAvailableNotes
API✓Comprehensive REST API
MCP✓Available via Stripe MCP server
CLI✓stripe CLI for testing and webhooks
SDK✓Official SDKs for most languages

Authentication ​

  • Type: API Key
  • Header: Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxx or sk_test_xxx
  • Keys: Secret key (server), Publishable key (client)

Common Agent Operations ​

List customers ​

bash
GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers?limit=10

Get customer by email ​

bash
GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers?email=user@example.com

Get subscription ​

bash
GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscriptions/{subscription_id}

List subscriptions for customer ​

bash
GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscriptions?customer={customer_id}

Create checkout session ​

bash
POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions

customer={customer_id}
&line_items[0][price]={price_id}
&line_items[0][quantity]=1
&mode=subscription
&success_url=https://example.com/success
&cancel_url=https://example.com/cancel

Create customer portal session ​

bash
POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/billing_portal/sessions

customer={customer_id}
&return_url=https://example.com/account

List recent invoices ​

bash
GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/invoices?customer={customer_id}&limit=10

Get payment intent ​

bash
GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents/{payment_intent_id}

Webhook Events ​

Key events to handle:

EventWhenAction
checkout.session.completedSuccessful checkoutProvision access
customer.subscription.createdNew subscriptionUpdate user record
customer.subscription.updatedPlan changeUpdate entitlements
customer.subscription.deletedCancellationRevoke access
invoice.payment_failedPayment failedNotify user, retry
invoice.paidInvoice paidConfirm payment

Verify webhook signature ​

javascript
const event = stripe.webhooks.constructEvent(
  payload,
  sig,
  webhookSecret
);

CLI Commands ​

bash
# Listen to webhooks locally
stripe listen --forward-to localhost:3000/webhooks

# Trigger test events
stripe trigger checkout.session.completed

# List recent events
stripe events list --limit 10

# Get resource
stripe customers retrieve cus_xxx

Key Objects ​

  • Customer - User billing profile
  • Subscription - Recurring billing
  • Price - Pricing configuration
  • Product - What you sell
  • Invoice - Billing document
  • PaymentIntent - One-time payment
  • Checkout Session - Hosted payment page

When to Use ​

  • Processing payments
  • Managing subscriptions
  • Creating checkout flows
  • Handling billing portal
  • Querying customer data
  • Revenue analytics

Rate Limits ​

  • 100 read requests per second
  • 100 write requests per second
  • Higher limits available on request

Relevant Skills ​

  • pricing-strategy
  • referral-program (Stripe-integrated affiliate tools)
  • analytics-tracking (revenue tracking)

Released under the MIT License.