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Stripe Best Practices by stanfish06

Name: Stripe Best Practices
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: stanfish06

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.

stanfish06 Updated Sep 22, 2026

File contents

Latest Stripe API version: 2026-07-29.dahlia (verify against https://docs.stripe.com/api/versioning before relying on this — Stripe ships new named versions roughly twice a year). 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.---Latest Stripe API version: **2026-07-29.dahlia** (verify against https://docs.stripe.com/api/versioning before relying on this — Stripe ships new named versions roughly twice a year). 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](references/payments.md) || Custom payment form with embedded UI | Checkout Sessions + Payment Element | [references/payments.md](references/payments.md) || Saving a payment method for later | Setup Intents | [references/payments.md](references/payments.md) || Connect platform or marketplace | Accounts v2 (`/v2/core/accounts`) | [references/connect.md](references/connect.md) || Subscriptions or recurring billing | Billing APIs + Checkout Sessions | [references/billing.md](references/billing.md) || Embedded financial accounts / banking | v2 Financial Accounts | [references/treasury.md](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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