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Stripe Best Practices by onfire7777

Name: Stripe Best Practices
Author: onfire7777

Stripe Best Practices

Guides Stripe integration decisions — API selection (Checkout Sessions vs PaymentIntents), Connect platform setup (Accounts v2, controller properties), billing/subscriptions, Treasury financial accounts, integration surfaces (Checkout, Payment Element), and migrating from deprecated Stripe APIs. Use when building, modifying, or reviewing any Stripe integration — including accepting payments, building marketplaces, integrating Stripe, processing payments, setting up subscriptions, or creating connected accounts.

onfire7777 Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Latest Stripe API version: 2026-02-25.clover. Always use the latest API version and SDK unless the user specifies otherwise.

Integration routing

Building…	Recommended API	Details
One-time payments	Checkout Sessions	<references/payments.md>
Custom payment form with embedded UI	Checkout Sessions + Payment Element	<references/payments.md>
Saving a payment method for later	Setup Intents	<references/payments.md>
Connect platform or marketplace	Accounts v2 (`/v2/core/accounts`)	<references/connect.md>
Subscriptions or recurring billing	Billing APIs + Checkout Sessions	<references/billing.md>
Embedded financial accounts / banking	v2 Financial Accounts	<references/treasury.md>

Read the relevant reference file before answering any integration question or writing code.

Key documentation

When the user’s request does not clearly fit a single domain above, consult:

Integration Options — Start here when designing any integration.
API Tour — Overview of Stripe’s API surface.
Go Live Checklist — Review before launching.

---name: stripe-best-practicesdescription: Guides Stripe integration decisions — API selection (Checkout Sessions vs PaymentIntents), Connect platform setup (Accounts v2, controller properties), billing/subscriptions, Treasury financial accounts, integration surfaces (Checkout, Payment Element), and migrating from deprecated Stripe APIs. Use when building, modifying, or reviewing any Stripe integration — including accepting payments, building marketplaces, integrating Stripe, processing payments, setting up subscriptions, or creating connected accounts.license: Unspecified---Latest Stripe API version: **2026-02-25.clover**. Always use the latest API version and SDK unless the user specifies otherwise.## Integration routing| Building… | Recommended API | Details || ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------ || One-time payments | Checkout Sessions | <references/payments.md> || Custom payment form with embedded UI | Checkout Sessions + Payment Element | <references/payments.md> || Saving a payment method for later | Setup Intents | <references/payments.md> || Connect platform or marketplace | Accounts v2 (`/v2/core/accounts`) | <references/connect.md> || Subscriptions or recurring billing | Billing APIs + Checkout Sessions | <references/billing.md> || Embedded financial accounts / banking | v2 Financial Accounts | <references/treasury.md> |Read the relevant reference file before answering any integration question or writing code.## Key documentationWhen the user’s request does not clearly fit a single domain above, consult:- [Integration Options](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/payment-methods/integration-options.md) — Start here when designing any integration.- [API Tour](https://docs.stripe.com/payments-api/tour.md) — Overview of Stripe’s API surface.- [Go Live Checklist](https://docs.stripe.com/get-started/checklist/go-live.md) — Review before launching.

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