Stripe Configuration

Getting Started with Stripe

• Visit Stripe Dashboard

• Complete account registration with your business information

• Verify your business details (may require documentation)

• Provide business documentation as requested

• Verify your business address and contact information

• Complete KYC (Know Your Customer) requirements

• Wait for account approval (usually 1-3 business days)

• Navigate to Developers → API keys in your Stripe dashboard

• Copy your Publishable key (starts with pk_)

• Copy your Secret key (starts with sk_)

• Important: Never share your secret key publicly

• Go to Developers → Webhooks in Stripe dashboard

• Click Add endpoint

• Enter webhook URL: https://your-domain.com/webhooks/stripe

• Select these events:

• payment_intent.succeeded

• payment_intent.payment_failed

• payment_intent.canceled

• Copy the Signing secret for webhook verification

Stripe Configuration Fields

• Purpose: Public key used in frontend payment forms

• Format: Starts with pk_test_ (test) or pk_live_ (production)

• Security: Safe to expose in client-side code

• Example: pk_test_51ABC123DEF456GHI789JKL012MNO345PQR678STU901VWX234YZA567BCD890EFG

• Purpose: Private key for server-side API calls

• Format: Starts with sk_test_ (test) or sk_live_ (production)

• Security: NEVER expose this key in client-side code

• Example: sk_test_51ABC123DEF456GHI789JKL012MNO345PQR678STU901VWX234YZA567BCD890EFG

• Purpose: Verifies webhook authenticity from Stripe

• Format: Starts with whsec_

• Security: Keep this secret and secure

• Optional: Highly recommended for production

• Example: whsec_1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Stripe Supported Features

• Credit/Debit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover)

• Digital Wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay)

• Bank Transfers (ACH, SEPA, BACS)

• Buy Now, Pay Later (Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm)

• Local Payment Methods (UPI, iDEAL, Bancontact, etc.)

• Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin)

• 135+ currencies supported

• 40+ countries available

• Multi-currency support

• Automatic currency conversion

• PCI DSS Level 1 compliance

• 3D Secure authentication

• Fraud detection and prevention

• Encrypted data transmission

• Secure webhook verification