Stripe API

api.stripe.com · Finance

Finance Bearer Token Free Tier Payments Finance eCommerce

Complete payment infrastructure — accept payments, manage subscriptions, handle refunds, split payments, and build marketplaces. Comprehensive sandbox with test card numbers. No monthly fee.

Authentication

Bearer Token API keys from dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys. Test keys (sk_test_...) for sandbox, live keys for production. Pass as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY.

Sample Requests

POST Create a payment intent

Create a $20.00 USD payment intent (amount in cents).

https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

Content-Type	application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Authorization	Bearer sk_test_YOUR_KEY

Request Body — data you're sending

"amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card"

curl -X POST "https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '"amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card"'

import requests
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
data = "amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card"
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents",
    headers=headers,
    json=data,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  },
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify("amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card"),
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents"
	jsonData, _ := json.Marshal("amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card")
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req.body = "\"amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card\""

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_intents";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type: application/json"
    ]),
    "content" => json_encode("amount=2000&currency=usd&payment_method_types[]=card"),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET List customers

List your Stripe customers.

https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers?limit=5

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

Bearer sk_test_YOUR_KEY

curl -X GET "https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers?limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

import requests
params = {
    "limit": "5"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '5');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("limit", "5")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "limit" => "5"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers?" . http_build_query([
    "limit" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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Sign up at stripe.com — free test account
Get test keys from dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys (sk_test_...)
Set Authorization: Bearer sk_test_YOUR_KEY
Test card: 4242424242424242, any future expiry, any CVC
All POST requests use form-encoded body (not JSON) by default

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