Stripe Integration

Master Stripe payment processing integration for robust, PCI-compliant payment flows including checkout, subscriptions, webhooks, and refunds.

When to Use This Skill

• Implementing payment processing in web/mobile applications
• Setting up subscription billing systems
• Handling one-time payments and recurring charges
• Processing refunds and disputes
• Managing customer payment methods
• Implementing SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) for European payments
• Building marketplace payment flows with Stripe Connect

Core Concepts

1. Payment Flows

Checkout Sessions

• Recommended for most integrations
• Supports all UI paths:
  • Stripe-hosted checkout page
  • Embedded checkout form
  • Custom UI with Elements (Payment Element, Express Checkout Element) using ui_mode='custom'
• Provides built-in checkout capabilities (line items, discounts, tax, shipping, address collection, saved payment methods, and checkout lifecycle events)
• Lower integration and maintenance burden than Payment Intents

Payment Intents (Bespoke control)

• You calculate the final amount with taxes, discounts, subscriptions, and currency conversion yourself.
• More complex implementation and long-term maintenance burden
• Requires Stripe.js for PCI compliance

Setup Intents (Save Payment Methods)

• Collect payment method without charging
• Used for subscriptions and future payments
• Requires customer confirmation

2. Webhooks

Critical Events:

• payment_intent.succeeded: Payment completed
• payment_intent.payment_failed: Payment failed
• customer.subscription.updated: Subscription changed
• customer.subscription.deleted: Subscription canceled
• charge.refunded: Refund processed
• invoice.payment_succeeded: Subscription payment successful

3. Subscriptions

Components:

• Product: What you're selling
• Price: How much and how often
• Subscription: Customer's recurring payment