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Stripe

Payments API

Accept payments, manage subscriptions, and automate billing operations from one API suite.

Endpoint

POST /v1/payment_intents

Starting price

2.9% + fixed fee

Latency

110ms

Uptime

99.99%

4.9 (3,100 reviews)

Tech specs

Version

v15.0

Format

HTTPS + form encoded / JSON helpers

Supported SDKs

NodePythonGoRubyPHPJava

API detail dashboard

How it works

Users inspect the payment flow, create a free sandbox account under their email, and then switch to premium live processing without changing products.

Base URL

https://api.stripe.com

Auth

Secret key + webhook signature

Adoption options

Understand the free path before you talk to the provider

Free access

Unlimited test mode

Test cards
Sandbox webhooks
Developer examples

Premium access

Live traffic by account approval

Live transaction flow
Billing operations
Production reliability controls

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Provider notes

Test mode is free
Live mode uses transaction fees
Premium operations include subscriptions and billing controls

Integration flow

What your team does next

Step 1

Read the payment intent flow

Step 2

Try test mode

Step 3

Review webhook events

Step 4

Enable premium live traffic

Sample request

curl --request POST 'https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "amount": 4999,
  "currency": "usd"
}'

Sample response

{
  "id": "pi_3N...",
  "status": "requires_payment_method",
  "amount": 4999,
  "currency": "usd",
  "client_secret": "pi_3N..._secret..."
}

Access model

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Lead-gen marketplace flow

Starter

$79

public entry signal

Save 15%

For test mode, pilots, and low-traffic checkout flows.

50,000 transactions / month

Email support

Growth

$229

public entry signal

Save 20%

For production payment lanes and merchant operations.

300,000 transactions / month

Priority operations support

Scale

$599

public entry signal

Custom annual contract

For settlement-heavy teams and contract pricing.

Custom volume

Dedicated success manager

Shortlist status

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3100 reviews

Best for

SubscriptionsOne-time checkoutMarketplace billing

Supported regions

Global

Response highlights

payment_intent idclient_secretstatusamount_received