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Stripe

Payment processing, subscriptions, and billing for internet businesses.

Capabilities

IntegrationAvailableNotes
APIComprehensive REST API
MCPAvailable via Stripe MCP server
CLIstripe CLI for testing and webhooks
SDKOfficial 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.